Book Review | We Were Slaves In Egypt—and Slaveowners
Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History
By Craig Perry
Princeton University Press, 368 pp.
Each year at Passover, Jews gather around the seder table and...
A Haggadah for Chaotic Times
A compendium of poems, thoughts, questions, reflections and prayers for our chaotic time.
Talk of the Table | Afikomen: Judaism’s Premier Treasure Hunt
The search for the afikomen is Judaism’s premier treasure hunt.
Moment’s Top Stories of 2025
As we come to the end of this challenging year, Moment takes a look back at the stories that shaped the American Jewish conversation in 2023. From our coverage of Israeli democracy to American politics to the E-Street Band, here are Moment’s most-read stories 2023.
From Seder to Smoke: A Passover Night Turned Nightmare for Josh Shapiro
The immediate instinct of many, even before an initial investigation had been completed, was undoubtedly to point to an antisemitic motivation.
B’Ivrit | Was Netanyahu’s DC Visit Viewed as a Failure or Victory Lap?
Israeli media was divided on how Bibi fared in his meeting with Trump. Plus: IDF dissent and passover prices.
Passover Memories in a Bite of Orange Cake
Although Sephardi Jews were expelled from southern Italy in 1541 , their reputation as citrus farmers lives on, especially at Ristorante Quinoa in Florence, Italy.
Seven Modern Additions to the Seder Plate
In recent years, a number of new Passover items have been adopted—or at least proposed—to include in and around the traditional seder plate.
Opinion | At Israeli Seders, Pick Your Pharaoh
This Passover, before or after reading the Haggadah, many Israeli Jews are likely to mention a casual but common Hebrew phrase: “We got past Pharaoh, we will get past this too.”
Kyiv Diary 4/19/22: A Wartime Passover Seder
This Passover, I attended a seder at Kyiv’s Central Brodsky Synagogue.
Kyiv Diary 4/15/22: Passover, the Holiday of Freedom, Is More Relevant Than Ever
The story of Passover is about freedom and sacrifices made on the road to liberation, and this year it seems more relevant than ever. It might as well be about Ukraine.
The Superhero Haggadah: When Monoculture Meets Mono-Judaism
We live in a disjointed media market. Gone is the monocultural dominance and the sense of camaraderie you and your coworkers would feel as you...