Acclaimed artist Frank Stella grew up in an Italian Catholic immigrant family in Malden, Massachusetts. But a number of his works have Jewish themes — including his colorful illustrations of “Had ...
After the Seder, sometime around midnightwhen everyone has said the grace after meals, the singing begins. People break out tunes like, “Echad Mi Yodea (Who Knows One)” and “Let My People Go.” For ...
As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first seder since his country was attacked didn’t sit right with him.
(JTA) As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first seder since his country was attacked didn’t sit right ...
There is even a lullaby-like tune for singing the 15 steps of the Seder themselves. Some families sing them before beginning the Seder, as a musical table of contents for the book they are about the ...
Performed in three languages (English, Russian, and Hebrew), featuring traditional liturgical chanting heard in synagogues ...
Passover is when families retell the story of the Jewish people's exodus from slavery in Egypt. It begins with a festive meal known as the Seder. During the holiday, Jews do not eat leavened bread.
Passover (Pesach) is a Jewish holiday that honors the freedom and exodus of the previously enslaved Israelites from Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II. While the crux of the holiday's ...