Clik here to view.
Introducing Fact/Fiction: A Blog About Books, Stories, and Publishing
I spend my days with non-fiction: editing and publishing books of liturgy and essays, managing numbers and words, spreadsheets and strategy. And when my work days don’t spill over into the nights, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Grandest Story of All
Passover is my holiday. For me, it’s the big one. Yes, Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are big ones too – after all, I am a rabbi. And even though I’m not a congregational rabbi, I’ve had the privilege...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Passover Culinary Midrash
Seder food is typically heavy – not only because of all the matza and matzah meal and brisket and potatoes, but also it is laden with layers of symbolism and meaning. The bitter herbs, the charoset,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Evolutionary Tradition
In his speech today to students in Israel, President Obama told the crowd that he started holding seders at the White House because he wanted his children to know the story and the message of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disruption and Revelation: The Road to Sinai
Passover is a disruptive time in my house. We clean out cabinets and fridges, we get rid of some foods and stock up on others, cook and eat different dishes than we do the rest of the year, put away...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tradition and Change, and a Recipe for Tri-Color Gefilte Fish Terrine
My mother emailed me yesterday, nostalgic about Passovers past. She had opened a cookbook to begin her prep, and in it found a recipe card written in my grandmother’s handwriting for Pesach mandelbrot....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring, Hope, and Passover Pistachio Lemon Cookies
Renewal. Rebirth. Green shoots breaking through the dirt. Known also as Chag HaAviv, “the Spring Holiday,” Passover is part religious ritual, part people-building exercise, and part springtime rite....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nevertheless, She Persisted: A New Passover Dish
This year there will be an additional vegetable dish on my seder table, a colorful, savory roasted cauliflower pie called Nevertheless, She Persisted. It’s an homage to the too-often underestimated...
View Article
