Jewish Food Rituals in the Age of Diet Culture

By Gila Axelrod April 3, 2023

“I relapsed almost every Passover.” For some, the holiday of liberation can feel like Mitzrayim. Experts weigh in on how to find freedom.

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Tattoos / Freedom

By Riley T March 24, 2023

“It felt so right, I could almost understand why God said no; no human should be allowed to experience the amount of joy and love from such a simple interaction.”

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Queen Esther’s Second Seder

By Zach Beer April 12, 2022

The Talmud says the story of Purim happened over Passover. Who says second night seder isn’t special?

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Review: “The Rational Passover Haggadah” by Dennis Prager

By Drew Perkoski March 2, 2022

Published this week by a conservative Christian media group, New Voices sat down to read Dennis Prager’s new haggadah.

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On This Very Day, One Pesach Later: A Passover Reader

By Sofia Freudenstein March 25, 2021

After a year of pandemic, one Pesach later, four Jewish students and thinkers have assembled a Passover Seder companion, filled with reflections on a year of plague and visions of redemption.

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Escape the Plagues & Find Liberation: A Pesach Puzzle Game

By Lisa Stein March 18, 2021

Can an escape room be a spiritual endeavor? Can play help us feel connected to the people around us? Can games be holy work? Can puzzles help us engage with the challenging social justice themes of the Passover story?

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The Enneagram as Jewish Holidays

By Rebecca Lubow September 24, 2020

Do you know your enneagram type? Find out which Jewish holiday celebrates you best!

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Q&A: Writer Marissa Miller on Journalism and Imposter Syndrome

By Julia Métraux February 21, 2019

Having written for dozens of publications, from Vogue to Vice, Marissa Miller’s extensive portfolio is certain to strike the interest of many journalists and media consumers alike. Miller, who hails from Montreal, Quebec, isn’t what many would consider a typical Jewish journalist. Her beat doesn’t center on the Jewish world, but rather on gender, fashion,…

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A Queer Reflection on Passover

By Noah Strauss April 18, 2018

“Now when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Phillistines, although it was nearer; for God said, “The people may have a change of heart when they see war, and return to Egypt.” (Exodus 13:17) In this verse, it seems like God did not trust…

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‘Hogwarts Haggadah’ Author (and Rabbi) Reveals the Magic Behind His Book

By Josh Weiss April 10, 2017

Other than the mention of holidays like Christmas and Easter in the Wizarding World, J.K. Rowling avoided the topic of religion in her “Harry Potter” books. After all, the complexities and controversies surrounding faith would have felt a little out of place in a young adult series and would have bogged down the momentum of…

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IfNotNow’s protest at the ADL ended with 17 arrests — and stronger connections to Judaism

By Chloe Sobel April 22, 2016

IfNotNow’s “Liberation Seder” in New York on Wednesday began with a march from Bryant Park to the lobby of the Anti-Defamation League’s office building, and ended with the arrests of 17 protesters. The New York action was one of five that took place from April 19-21 held by the Jewish anti-occupation group. IfNotNow was founded…

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Can I Eat Meat and Be an Environmentalist?

By Amram Altzman May 26, 2015

As a child who had made the decision—to my parents’ chagrin, at least in part because for the better part of my childhood I ate little other than various combinations of dough, tomato sauce, and cheese — to become a vegetarian, Shavuot was one of my highlights of the Jewish calendar. It was the one…

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A Magazine for All ’70 Faces’ of Our Community

By Lauren Rosenblatt May 21, 2015

It started over a cup of coffee. I had just gone to Israel and was eager to continue learning about that illusive country I had just been exposed to. Courtney Strauss had just started her new job as Director of Engagement of the Hillel Jewish University Center at the University of Pittsburgh and was eager…

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Passover in College: A Journey Worth Taking

By Miriam Roochvarg April 17, 2015

Keeping kosher in college is not easy; keeping kosher for Passover is even harder. Pizza, bread, eggs, fruits, veggies, and desserts are my go-to dorm foods. While mentally preparing for Passover, I realized many of the main staples of my already restricted diet were no longer options, and that was daunting. No more opening the…

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Not Your Safta’s Ukrainian Folk Music

By Michele Amira April 15, 2015

As I sat in Sixth & I Historic Synagogue the night before the start of Passover, I was surrounded by a sea of hipsters swagging SovJew, or Soviet Jewish. They were clamoring around, speaking in fast- paced Russian, to hear the self-proclaimed “ethno-chaos” of the Ukrainian folk fusion band DahkaBrahka. All around me, I heard…

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