This Year in Jerusalem: Passover at BYU’s Jerusalem Center

Students and guests of BYU's Jerusalem Center enjoy a Passover Seder led by Hebrew teacher Ophir Yarden (standing) in October 2010.

"Next year in Jerusalem."

Each Passover Seder ends with this traditional phrase, but 82 BYU…

What’s your Passover soundtrack?

Passover is my favorite Jewish holiday, largely because it has so many great songs. Chanukah, sure, some good songs there too, but they're a bit childish, maybe. Passover, however, has the motherlode of great Jewish ditties - Chad Gadya, Echad Mi Yodea (Who…

Music, Pesach-style

It is almost that time of the year again  — vintage family seder plates, lots’o’matzah, and plenty of kosher wine — that’s right folks, I’m talking about Passover.

And the music world is bringing us a crop of new and revisited…

Get yourself an illustrated haggadah

As a child, I always got antsy during the Passover seder. My dad insisted on never skimping; as a little girl, this drawn out mealtime ritual felt like an eternity to me. I'm pretty sure I snacked on matzo throughout the seder to distract me from my growling belly.

Get a funky seder plate!

Living so far away from my family has inspired me to organize my own seder for the past three years. Each time I've put my own personal stamp on the decor, food and haggadah. The first year was pretty traditional, the second year was huge and joyous and potluck-y, and…