Learn About Passover With Books, Recipes & More!
by Mountain Lake PBS
Mountain Lake PBS— Passover is an eight day festival celebrating the biblical story of Exodus—the freedom of the ancient Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Observed annually in either March or April, this year Passover begins on the evening of Monday, April 22nd. Leading up to Passover, families clean their homes and get rid of foods that are chametz, or leavened. On the first and second nights of the holiday, families host a special seder dinner where they read from a Haggadah, the […]
Vogue—How I Learned to Love Matzo—Even Outside of Passover. For Olivia Michel, matzo is the consummate snack. A theater props artisan and social worker who grew up in Harlem, Michel is not Jewish—yet her love of the infamous unleavened bread of Passover is still firmly rooted in nostalgia. During afternoons spent watching TV with her close friend Talia, whose family are Reform Jews, Michel would snack on plain, unsalted matzo spread with peanut butter and honey. “It could be like the week after Passover or something, or any random Wednesday afternoon,...
One Green Planet—Learn All About Rice Balls and Then Try These 5 Recipes!. Did you know that April 19th is National Rice Ball Day? If you've never had any kind of rice ball before, here's a quick run-down of how we can make them.
One Green Planet—15 Festive Plant-Based Recipes for Your Passover Celebration!. If you need ideas and recipes, here are 15 recipes from the Food Monster App that will make your vegan Passover seder festive and delicious.