Japanese Kamaboko (Fishcake)-Inspired Gefilte Fish for Passover

By Kristin Eriko Posner

One of the Ashkenazi Jewish foods I’ve always been curious about is gefilte fish. Mostly because so many...

Jewish Holidays Food, Multicultural Food, Passover Food, Recipes, Side Dish

Charoset Three Ways

By Samantha Ferraro

Every year I think of something new to bring to the Passover table, literally. Now don’t get me wrong,...

Multicultural Food, Passover Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Jewish Greetings Cheat Sheet

By 18Doors

Ever hear someone use Jewish greetings and aren’t sure what it means or how to respond? Happy and sad lifecycle...

Hanukkah, Holiday Toolbox, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Purim, Religion, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

The Lone Muslim at Passover Camp

By Rameez Abbas

I am pretty sure that I was the only Muslim at Passover camp this year. A retreat in the beautiful mountains...

Jewish Muslim Relationships, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover

The Kids’ Table

By Anna Keller

Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday because it is mostly about storytelling. Every year, my family sits...

Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

Young man singing play a ukulele outside

My Favorite Passover Song Parodies

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Passover is coming, which means that Passover-themed parodies of pop songs are showing up on my Facebook news...

Holiday Video, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Pop Culture

Vegan Funfetti Cheesecake Bites

By Whitney Fisch

I grew up with Easter baskets, but I didn’t grow up “celebrating” Easter by any means. When...

Dessert, Jewish Holidays Food, Passover Food, Recipes, Vegan

Matzah Chilaquiles

By Whitney Fisch

If you’ve never heard of chilaquiles, well, you’d basically be me until about three years ago....

Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Multicultural Food, Passover Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Pre-Passover Fridge-Clean-Out Pasta

By Whitney Fisch

Team! It’s getting down to the wire! That’s right . . . Passover is right around the corner. My...

Cooking with Kids, Dairy, Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Passover Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Why Is There an Orange on the Seder Plate?

By Rabbi Malka Packer-Monroe

As a kid, my mother taught us to put an orange on the seder plate as an act of feminism. Around that same time,...

Jewish Holidays, Passover

My Kosher-For-Passover Easter Dinner

By Marisa Elana James

I grew up in a family that took Passover seriously. It never occurred to me that the eight days of not eating...

Passover

Passover Seder Helpers: Recipes for Grandchildren of Interfaith Families

By Zell Schulman

The most celebrated of all the Jewish holidays is Passover. Without question it is not only the most interesting...

Grandparent Advice, Grandparents, Passover, Passover Food

Kitniyot at the Table: Why I Can’t Just Breath a Sigh of Relief

By Jessie Boatright

Recently, two important Conservative rabbinic opinions came down that probably rang out strongly with their...

Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories

Community Comes Together for Baby’s 1st (Interfaith) Passover

By Anna Keller

A funny thing happened when I had a baby. People in my neighborhood whom I had never spoken to started speaking...

Babies, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover

I Never Thought I’d Be That Kind of Parent

By Jane Larkin

As I gazed out the airplane window on our flight between Dallas and Houston, I thought about my parenting choices....

Parenting, Parenting Stories

My Turn to Make the Passover Meal (with Grandma’s Potatoes)

By Anna Keller

Passover is approaching. The stores in my neighborhood have begun the process of taking the chametz (bread)...

Parenting, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover

My Wife Eats Cereal in The Garage

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

We have been through 20 Passovers together. My wife does pretty well with the eating restrictions but somewhere...

Marriage, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Passover, Relationships

Table full of food and easter eggings with hands taking bread

Our Nonexistent Springtime Dilemma

By Emily Mace

My daughter shows off her Easter egg hunt success Easter and Passover, in my experience, don’t create the same...

Easter, Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories, Passover

Cooking From Memory

By Rabbi Sarah Tasman

My grandma Zelda taught me many things about Judaism and preparing for the Jewish holidays. However, what she...

Holiday Cooking, Passover

Easter eggs chocolate and flowers on a table

My Eastover Basket

By Laurel Snyder

As a kid, I loved Passover and Easter. Passover meant a big seder, with my grandfather chanting at the end of...

Easter, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Passover, Passover Rituals

Grain-Free/Vegan (mini) Chocolate Berry Pies

By Whitney Fisch

Hello 18Doors readers! My name is Whitney Fisch and I am beyond honored to be able to create recipes and write...

Dessert, Passover Food, Recipes

Choosing to Celebrate Love on Easter Sunday

By Jessie Boatright

Ruthie’s Purim grogger nestling in with her Easter eggs When we were studying Judaism together as a young...

Easter, Relationships

My Dad, Elijah and the Afikomen

By Anna Keller

My father and brother Spring means color. Splashing greens and yellows. Purple tulips cascading over front porches...

Parenting Passover, Parenting Stories

Deviled Egg Cobb Salad

By Leah Klein

Legend has it that the Cobb salad was the result of a midnight kitchen raid by a hungry restaurant owner, namely...

Passover, Passover Food, Recipes

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