Everyone knows that food is a serious part of the Passover Seder. But very few people take Seder food seriously. Though everyone who attends a Seder is aware that certain foods are central to the ...

Bread comes in a variety of shapes, sizes and flavors. From leavened sourdough and challah to unleavened pitta and matzo, there's a bread for every mood and moment. But what exactly does it mean when ...

Lorne and Sheila Levy held a seder in Iqaluit Monday night, the traditional dinner that rings in the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Unleavened bread — or matzo — is a staple of meals ...

Okay, so what is unleavened bread, and what does that mean in the context of Passover? Leavening is the process of getting a baked good to rise, and the things responsible for this process are called ...

Happy Pesach ya’ll! Passover, the Jewish holiday remembering the biblical story of the ancient Israelites’ escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt, is here. The story goes that once freed, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A silver engraved Passover Seder plate with horseradish in the center. - nambitomo/iStockphoto/Getty Images Seder means “order” in ...

We’re all familiar with leaven. It’s an important ingredient in most breads, cookies and other baked goods. Yeast is a particular type of leaven, which makes dough rise in the oven. In antiquity, ...

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(CNN) — Seder means “order” in Hebrew, and that should be the first clue that this traditional Passover meal has very special significance. Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is an annual holiday marking the ...