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 ...

Build your soundtrack for the Jewish holiday that kicks off on Saturday night (April 12). By Gil Kaufman Passover is one of the most musical of Jewish holidays. The annual springtime celebration of ...

We were at the point in our virtual seder when we were supposed to invite Elijah the Prophet into the room. At our table, a place had been set. Elijah’s glass of wine was full. My wife Steph was ...

At first glance, Chad Gadya is a kind of light hearted song whose sole purpose is to provide an entertaining ending to the seder. Yet, in order to truly understand its meaning an analysis of the ...

At first glance, Chad Gadya is a kind of light hearted song whose sole purpose is to provide an entertaining ending to the seder. Yet, in order to truly understand its meaning, an analysis of the ...

(RNS) — This Passover, my family will be doing what Jews all over the world are doing — gathering for seders on Zoom. No more getting the kids home. No more opening the dining room table and ...

Most Jews are not familiar with the biblical Elijah nor with his Talmudic portrayal. They know of him because of childhood memories of the seder — when the Cup of Elijah adorned the table, or when the ...

This year for Passover’s first Seder night — where families share the Biblical story of rebelling against slavery by the Egyptians and the Pharaoh by taking their clans and leaving — we were invited ...

But why is it that, over the centuries, it is the prophet Elijah, rather than the Messiah himself, who became the subject of the Seder-night welcome? (Godong / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...