Balka: Reflections on a different Passover

“Our hopes and yearning will be that this crisis will Pass Over, that we will all escape the tentacles of this dreaded virus, to a better day in which the interconnectedness that came so strongly to the fore during the pandemic will remain, and become even stronger as we face a future that, whatever it entails, will be different.”

Passover meals for the whole day

Your family will be eating savoury frittatas, shakshuka, and matzah brei in no time with the help of these easy Passover recipes.

From Yoni’s Desk: Time to start planning for the future

Amid the gloom of the last few weeks, it has been inspiring to read CJN reports about the many Jewish groups and individuals stepping up to the plate, delivering groceries to those who can’t pick them up themselves, teaching kids via Zoom, lending support on social media – while they try to sort out their own lives at the same time.

Passover taco Tuesday

Wouldn’t it be great if every Tuesday was taco Tuesday, even during Passover? Randy Fingrut assures you that it’s now a ‘thing’!

Family Seder recipes

Here are Carolyn Tanner-Cohen’s recipes for gefilte fish, beet gravlax, and a few other delicious kosher dishes for Passover.

Netanyahu limits gatherings to two people

Gatherings of Israelis are limited to two people except nuclear family members living in the same home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday evening from his home, where he is in self-quarantine.

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