A Letter From a High Official in Jerusalem to the Jewish Garrison on Elephantine in the Fifth Century B.C.E. Seems to Instruct on Ritual for the Holiday, and May Sanction Pesach Sacrifice in Egypt Too
The Origin of the Words We Use During the Seder Can Teach a Lot About the Origin of the Holiday. But Some, Including the Word for 'Matza', Remain Oddly Obscure.
In the Dim Reaches of History, There Were Two Holidays, Celebrating the Spring and Animal Sacrifice. They Merged Into a Single One With Nationalistic Overtones.
The new haggadahs of 2023 include learned, queer, stylish and, inevitably, AI-generated volumes. Here's the annual roundup from our David A.M. Wilensky.