There are six items on the seder plate that are used at different times during the seder. More: Before Passover, Lakewood joins others around NJ in tradition of burning chametz These include ...

What to know before you matzo. Every spring, Jewish people celebrate their ancestors liberating themselves from slavery in ...

Passover, which commemorates the Jewish people’s liberation from slavery, has a political message at its heart. So it’s not surprising that the seder – especially the seder plate — has ...

A seder plate is a ritual item and the centerpiece of the Passover meal, or seder. There are six slots for items on a seder plate - a shank bone, an egg, bitter herbs (called maror), a green ...

Seder plates can be porcelain heirlooms or a child’s precious gift, but they all tell the same story of a people’s liberation. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Of all the wedding presents Marilyn Fine ...

Read our latest issue or browse back issues. In some Christian circles, honoring Jesus’ Jewish identity has manifested in a desire to connect to Passover by holding a Seder meal. While usually well ...

Roasted shank bone: This represents the first Passover sacrifice. Bitter lettuce: Known as chazeret, some type of lettuce makes its way onto the seder plate, most often romaine. Wine: There are ...

read the Passover story and eat some symbolic foods arranged on a traditional Seder plate. These foods are: Four small glasses of wine are also part of the Seder, and everyone has a cushion to ...

CHARLIE: Everything needs to be readyfor Passover Seder - a special meal on the first night. Each piece of food on the Seder Plate reminds us what it was like for the Jewish slaves in Egypt.

“I particularly love the etrog - and while it’s a flavor we use for Sukkot, I like to use it to shake up pre-seder margaritas (with some kosher for Passover tequila and lime juice) to get the ...