Passover

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Passover Made Easy: Order Your Holiday Meal From These Local Favorites

By Kara Baskin

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Streit’s Celebrates a Century of Matzo

By Kara Baskin

Events

Passover “Seder” in the Woods

Apr 15, 6:00 pm

Pine Brook Conservation Area, Wayland

$18

Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope

Tuesday, April 15 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Pine Brook Conservation Area90 Forty Acres DrWayland, MA 01778

Requires registration $18.00 - $36.00

“Brat Mitzvah”: A Passover Show

Apr 15, 7:00 pm

The Rockwell, Somerville

$20

Tuesday, April 15 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Rockwell255 Elm StSomerville, MA 02144

Requires registration $20.00 - $25.00

Top Pick

SlapSchtick Presents: “Pharaoh Bueller’s Day Off”

Apr 17, 7:00 pm

Lil Chuck Boston, Boston

SlapSchtick Presents: Pharaoh Bueller's Day Off

$25

Thursday, April 17 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Lil Chuck Boston74 Warrenton StBoston, MA 02116

Requires registration $25.00

Top Pick

The Moth StorySLAM: A Night of Passover Storytelling

Apr 17, 7:30 pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, Boston

$18

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Thursday, April 17 7:30pm - 9:30pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture18 Phillips StBoston, MA 02114

Requires registration $18.00

Yisod’s “The Prince of Egypt” Shabbat Dinner

Apr 18, 6:30 pm

Temple Emanuel, Newton

$18

Yisod – 20s and 30s

Friday, April 18 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Temple Emanuel385 Ward StNewton, MA 02459

Requires registration $18.00

Top Pick

Passover Storytime With Local Author Jane Sutton

Apr 19, 11:00 am

Ten Tree Books, Natick

Free

Saturday, April 19 11:00am - 11:30am

Ten Tree Books22 N Main StNatick, MA 01760

Requires registration Free

Food & Recipes

Brooke Baevsky, left, and Noa Tishby (Photo: Eighteen)

4/10/2025 Top Pick

Matzah Toast Crunch With Noa Tishby

3/31/2025 Top Pick

Streit’s Celebrates a Century of Matzo

Passover PJ Library MAR 2025 Banana Bread Granola 1

3/27/2025 Top Pick

Passover Banana Bread Granola

An easy, delicious and kid-approved recipe that families can make together.

By PJ Library

Sarah A. Shapiro Wild Child Chocolate Aryeh Blanshay

3/21/2025 Top Pick

Wild Child Chocolate Offers Kosher Chocolates for Passover

2/25/2025 Top Pick

Meet the Fish Detective Who Can Decode Your Gefilte Fish Heritage

Wulf’s Fish expert has a unique talent, and the goods to make it happen.

By Debra RubinFor The Nosher

4/11/2024

Your Passover Seder, Delivered With Feast & Fettle

This Passover, you don’t have to do it all. Get your feast delivered to your door—and enjoy a bountiful seder with less of the cooking.

By Feast & Fettle

3/23/2023 Top Pick

Where To Get Passover Meals in Boston

Haggadah & Seder Supplements

4/10/2025 Top Pick

Jewish Teens Guide to Passover – 2025 Supplement

Resources and opportunities for connection and conversation for Jewish teens, educators and professionals.

By Jewish Teen Initiative

3/27/2025 Top Pick

Resources for Passover 5785

How do we celebrate freedom amid pain and uncertainty? This Passover resource features insights from Hartman scholars and reflections from Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders.

By Shalom Hartman Institute

3/27/2025

Your Seder Could Rock!

“The Rock ’N’ Roll Haggadah,” by Meredith Ochs and Kay Miller, was just released by Simon & Schuster.

By Susie Davidson

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3/20/2025 Top Pick

The Haggadah of Freedom

This new Haggadah connects the Exodus story to today’s reality, amplifying the voices of returnees and hostage families in the ongoing struggle for freedom.

By Hostages and Missing Families Forum

4/11/2024 Top Pick

Passover 2024: Simple Prayer for the Hostages

Consider adopting a hostage for your seder. Set a place at your table. Say their name and tell their story.

By David GoodtreeFor Medium

4/11/2024 Top Pick

Prayers, Poems, Songs, and Meditations in Response to October 7

As we gather around our Passover tables—both personal and communal—our hearts are with our fellow Jews who are desperate for freedom.

By Rabbi Annie Villarreal-BelfordFor CCAR Press

4/11/2024 Top Pick

A New Guide for Families: 7 Ways To Address October 7

We know things feel different this year, and we’re here to help guide your family through it.

By Kveller

4/11/2024 Top Pick

How To Address the War in Israel at Your Passover Seder

Wondering how to incorporate current events into your seder? Find resources and Haggadah supplements focused specifically on the aftermath of Oct. 7.

By JewishBoston

4/11/2024 Top Pick

A Special Reading for a Jewish World in Crisis

By JDC

4/11/2024 Top Pick

Haggadah With Adaptations in the Spirit of These Times

When 133 of our brothers and sisters are still not free, we will gather around the holiday table with a special Haggadah dedicated to those dear to us.

By Be’eri Print at Kibbutz Be’eriFor Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Traditions & Rituals

4/10/2025 Top Pick

A Resource for Passover and Beyond

Beta version of a blessing builder on Ma’yan Tikvah.

By Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope

3/27/2025 Top Pick

Resources for Passover 5785

How do we celebrate freedom amid pain and uncertainty? This Passover resource features insights from Hartman scholars and reflections from Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders.

By Shalom Hartman Institute

3/23/2023 Top Pick

Passover Activities for Kids of Every Age

Easy ways to keep your younger guests entertained.

10/19/2022 Top Pick

Taanit Behab: Not So Fast

Can a scarcely-known Jewish fasting tradition go viral? In this day and age, anything can happen—just ask the Miami Boys Choir.

A modern Jewish American family celebrates Passover together. The youngest person at the seder, a little boy, is asking the Four Questions (Mah Nishtanah). These questions provide the impetus for telling why this night is different from all other nights.

4/11/2022 Top Pick

Making Memories With Your Teenage Grandchild This Passover

A few ways to engage teens in the preparations and rituals of the seder.

By Margie Freedberg Bogdonow & Rabbi Dena ShafferFor Jewish Grandparents Network

4/7/2022 Top Pick

The Iconic Maxwell House Haggadah Turns 90

Modern Stained Glass Detail of Prophet Elijah

4/6/2022 Top Pick

Who Was Elijah and Why Do Jews Open the Door for Him on Passover?

In a new book, Brandeis alum Daniel Matt traces Elijah’s transformation from a zealous prophet fired by God to the harbinger of the Jewish messiah.

By Joseph DormanFor Brandeis University

3/22/2021 Top Pick

Mark Gerson’s New Book Elucidates the Haggadah and More

“The Telling” shows us how to make the seder the most engaging, inspiring and important night of the Jewish year.

3/19/2021 Top Pick

Passover Backgrounds for Your Zoom Seder

Crafts & DIY

2/24/2022

My Passover Seder: Coloring & Activity Book

Children will learn about the Passover holiday in this fun-filled introduction to a seder.

By Emily Sper

3/16/2021 Top Pick

Craft Project: “Cleaned for Passover” Door Hanger

By Schechter Boston

4/16/2019 Top Pick

Passover Table Settings

A look at elegant, chic and fun seder table settings.

By CJP Women’s Philanthropy

3/27/2018 Top Pick

Passover Gnome Garden

By Breaking Matzo

4/5/2017 Top Pick

Seder Bingo: Play Your Way to Freedom

3/24/2017 Top Pick

Make Your Own Matzoh House

By Epicurious

3/24/2017 Top Pick

Edible 10 Plagues

Make the 10 plagues into edible sweets or snacks!

By Joy of Kosher

3/30/2015 Top Pick

Passover Craft for Kids: Matzah Box Hack

This matzah box hack lets your kids add some color to your seder table.

By Tova SpeterFor JewishBoston

Arts & Culture

4/8/2025 Top Pick

Meet the Torah Scholar Dropping F-Bombs (For a Reason)

Miriam Anzovin is reimagining Jewish learning—loud, proud, and feminist AF. This Passover, meet the mythic woman she says belongs at your seder.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Jewish Arts Collaborative

3/18/2025 Top Pick

Jane Sutton Brings Passover to Life With Humor, Heart and Tradition

By Nina LivingstoneFor JewishBoston

4/10/2024 Top Pick

Books For Matzah Lovers

Check out these lively picture books, all starring matzah!

By PJ Library

Testament: The Story of Moses, Netflix, Karga Seven Pictures, Avi Azulay

4/2/2024 Top Pick

“Testament: The Story of Moses” Debuts on Netflix

4/12/2022 Top Pick

Draw Your Way Through the Seder With This New Haggadah

Passover background with matzah and white and purple gerberas. Jewish holiday. View from above. Passover (Passover) Seder Passover celebration concept

4/4/2022 Top Pick

Passover Poems for National Poetry Month

Enjoy these Passover-themed poems for National Poetry Month from award-winning poets Sarah Mathes and Erika Meitner.

Julie Weitz in “Golem: A Call to Action” at Angeles National Forest (Tongva/Kizh), inkjet archival print, 2020 (Photo: Aaron Farley)

3/24/2021 Top Pick

In Beacon Hill, the Golem Rises as ‘a Protector of All People’ for Passover

“Golem v. Golem” is the centerpiece of Passover programming presented by the Jewish Arts Collaborative and Asylum Arts.

By The Boston Globe

Julie Weitz in “Tashlich,” archival inkjet print, 2019 (Photo: Aaron Farley)

3/23/2021 Top Pick

“Golem v. Golem” to Appear as Passover Art Installation at Vilna Shul

For multidisciplinary artist Julie Weitz, embodying the golem is a way to explore modern-day plagues.

Voices From Our Community

4/10/2025 Top Pick

Spring Has Sprung: Baseball and Passover in New England

Opening Day at Fenway and Passover usually happen around the same time; somehow I just realized that these two sacred occasions have a whole lot in common.

4/9/2025 Top Pick

Wishing You a Happy and Peaceful Passover

On Passover, we’re not just telling the story of the past, we’re writing the story of the future.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

3/21/2025 Top Pick

Four More Questions: 2025 Edition

As we prepare for a second Passover since October 7, it’s time to ask Four More Questions at the seder to grapple with some of the challenges facing us...

3/14/2025 Top Pick

You Cannot Build a True Future From a False Past

This Purim and Passover season, let’s reclaim our stories with truth, accountability, and the responsibility they demand.

By Rabbi William HamiltonFor Congregation Kehillath Israel

4/22/2024 Top Pick

There Is No Unifying Story for Passover This Year

By Daniel OsbornFor WBUR

4/19/2024 Top Pick

A Musical Passover Message From Marc

Wishing you a happy and meaningful holiday.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Magen David, Star of David, Passover, Pesach, Matzo, Matzah

4/15/2024 Top Pick

Four More Questions: 2024 Edition

Pesach is here, so it’s time for my annual grab-bag of four more questions about what might happen between this Passover and the next. Sally forth, tally ho.

4/4/2023 Top Pick

Happy Passover From Rabbi Marc Baker

Join me in telling our story of resistance #StandUpToJewishHate.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor JewishBoston

4/3/2023

A Passover of Resilience and Memories

A tough year brings in new traditions.

By Susie Davidson

3/31/2023 Top Pick

The Lawyers’ Haggadah (Annotated by the Author)

To my many Jewish lawyer friends, here’s a new Haggadah to guide you through, or at least help you endure, your next seder. Chag sameach!

By Howard Zaharoff

Passover (Pesach) table setting with Jewish sedar plate.

3/17/2023 Top Pick

Four More Questions: 2023 Edition

What do Israel’s judicial reforms, the invasion of Ukraine, the Abraham Accords and Noa Kirel all have in common? They’re all in my 2023 edition of “Four More Questions.”