Celebrate Passover End With Mimouna

Celebrate Passover End With Mimouna

“Mimouna” Concluding Passover With A Sephardi Festival  Celebrate Passover End With Mimouna – Saturday Evening April 19 – Sunday April 20, 2025 Mimouna, (pronounced “mee-moh-oo-na” ) is the name given to the little known seder that celebrates...
Seder Plate History

Seder Plate History

Let’s “Dish” About the Seder Plate! In ancient times our sages taught that in anticipation of the Passover holiday, we Jews should prepare a specially made, large wicker container in which to place Passover’s symbolic foods. This wicker container would then be...
The Modern Seder – Women’s Role

The Modern Seder – Women’s Role

New Passover Traditions Arise As We Celebrate the Changing Role of Jewish Women: Beginning in the mid 1970’s when the first woman rabbi was ordained in the Reform movement, modern Jews have expanded the role that women play in Jewish culture, tradition and observance....
Last Supper? Passover Seder?

Last Supper? Passover Seder?

Ancient Seder Traditions Was the Last Supper a Passover Seder? Originally, Passover night was a rather informal affair, There was no ornate Passover plate, no Haggadah, the book of prayers and blessings that we today at every Passover seder.  Instead in ancient times...
Passover Items for the Passover Seders

Passover Items for the Passover Seders

ON YOUR TABLECandles, candlesticks, matches for Yom TovBox or plate of matzah (unleaved bread)Salt water and parsley or celery and vinegarGreen onion with stem – one for each personA traditional seder plate or dinner plateKiddush cup or wine glass with wine or...