Pesah

Ezra Sivan asks: Where is the justice in the tenth plague?

Aton Holzer offers a novel re-reading of the Seder, arguing that it reflects and recreates four types of liberty that can be found in the Exodus narrative, as well as a fifth form of freedom.

Judah Kerbel discusses why we say an abbreviated Hallel on the last six days of Pesah and contemplates what that says about the war in Israel; self-defense is a must, as is gratitude toward God, but we also hold space for the losses on the other side.

Esther Lindell reviews “The Haggadah about Nothing,” Rabbi Sam Reinstein’s not-too-serious exploration of how the Haggadah relates to Seinfeld, the ever-popular 90s sitcom.

As we prepare for Passover, enjoy these three poems by Bruce Black meditating on the past, present, and future of our Exodus.

Leah Cypess imagines the what-ifs of Pesach cleaning.

How was the original Seder experienced, and how do we constitute a Jewish collective? Joel Levy and Leon Wiener-Dow argue that the collective must begin with the independent-minded individual.

Ross Weissman offers a stirring poem on hope during the trying times of coronavirus.

For Jennifer Raskas, the seder narrative reflects on the past and informs the future.

Yaakov Jaffe explores Yehuda Ha-Levi's Yom Le-Yabasha.