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Passover 2027 begins at sundown on Wednesday, April 21, and ends on Thursday, April 29. Find seders, holiday recipes, a free Haggadah, activities for kids and more.

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From Brisket to Chocolate Mousse Puffs: Our Ultimate Collection of Passover Recipes

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

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More Than Four Questions: Supplements for Your Seder

By JewishBoston

Events

4/12/2027, 7:00 pm

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Temple Israel of Boston

Monday, April 12 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Food & Recipes

Mamaleh's Passover Menu

3/17/2026 Top Pick

Passover Made Easy: Order Your Holiday Meal From These Favorites

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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4/25/2025 Top Pick

A Jewish Baking Tradition Rises in the Age of Instagram

A cherished Jewish baking tradition, shlissel challah—symbolizing good fortune—finds new life and meaning through the lens of Instagram, blending age-old rituals with modern social media flair.

By Deena PrichepFor NPR

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4/10/2025 Top Pick

Matzah Toast Crunch With Noa Tishby

By JewishBoston

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3/31/2025 Top Pick

Streit’s Celebrates a Century of Matzo

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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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

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Gefilte Fish, Wulf's Fish

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

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Haggadah & Seder Supplements

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3/31/2026 Top Pick

From Wilderness to War: A Passover Reflection

By Action for Post-Soviet Jewry

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3/24/2026 Top Pick

Beyond the Four Questions: What Else Would You Ask?

Helping kids connect to freedom and struggle through new seder questions.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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3/17/2026 Top Pick

New Resource for 2026: Why Is This Night Different?

A HIAS Passover seder supplement reimagines “The Four Questions,” exploring what the rituals mean and what they ask of us today through insights from four Jewish leaders.

By HIAS

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3/17/2026 Top Pick

To Those in the Narrow Place

A reflection on navigating “narrow places” and staying rooted in community, care, and resilience.

By Rachel GollayFor Keshet

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3/17/2026 Top Pick

A Dandelion on the Seder Plate

I add a dandelion to my seder plate for trans liberation, making it part of my Passover tradition.

By Rabbi Eliana KayelleFor Keshet

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3/17/2026 Top Pick

This year, join us in asking: Am I among those working to ensure that all who are hungry can come and eat?

By MAZON

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Traditions & Rituals

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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

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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

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3/23/2023 Top Pick

Passover Activities for Kids of Every Age

Easy ways to keep your younger guests entertained.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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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

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.

4/7/2022 Top Pick

The Iconic Maxwell House Haggadah Turns 90

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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

Mark Gerson

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.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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3/19/2021 Top Pick

Passover Backgrounds for Your Zoom Seder

By JewishBoston

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Crafts & DIY

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2/24/2022

My Passover Seder: Coloring & Activity Book

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

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3/16/2021 Top Pick

Craft Project: “Cleaned for Passover” Door Hanger

By Schechter Boston

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4/16/2019 Top Pick

Passover Table Settings

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

By CJP Women’s Philanthropy

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3/27/2018 Top Pick

Passover Gnome Garden

By Breaking Matzo

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4/5/2017 Top Pick

Seder Bingo: Play Your Way to Freedom

By JewishBoston

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3/24/2017 Top Pick

Make Your Own Matzoh House

By Epicurious

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3/24/2017 Top Pick

Edible 10 Plagues

Turn the 10 plagues into playful, edible creations for a fun, hands-on way to bring the Passover story to life.

By Tamar GengerFor JamieGeller.com

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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

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Arts & Culture

REFERRAL ONLY JTA Grace Yagel

3/27/2026 Top Pick

Matzah Pizza, Miriam and a ‘Hug-Gadah’ Star in New Children’s Books for Passover in 2026

Many of the books portray the holiday theme of opening one’s seder table to guests.

By Penny SchwartzFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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3/11/2026 Top Pick

A Seder Plate in Harvard Yard

A larger-than-life seder plate public art installation is bringing Jewish pride and Passover storytelling to campus.

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Miriam Anzovin

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 Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Jane Sutton’s Book Launch.

3/18/2025 Top Pick

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

By Nina LivingstoneFor JewishBoston

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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

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Deborah Putnoi

4/12/2022 Top Pick

Draw Your Way Through the Seder With This New Haggadah

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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Voices From Our Community

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3/27/2026 Top Pick

Walking Towards Freedom Together

This Passover, we’re called to walk toward freedom together—grounded in community, responsibility, and hope for what comes next.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

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3/27/2026 Top Pick

Passover and the Reservist Who Doesn’t Know How To Ask

Just like the child in the Haggadah, many IDF veterans with battlefield trauma don’t have the language to express their needs.

By Lavi ZamirFor The Times of Israel Blogs

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3/24/2026 Top Pick

Beyond the Four Questions: What Else Would You Ask?

Helping kids connect to freedom and struggle through new seder questions.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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3/23/2026 Top Pick

We’ll Always Have Monday

A dramatic home run in Miami shed some new light on the Four (or Five) Children in the Passover seder.

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3/18/2026 Top Pick

A Revolutionary Haggadah

Celebrating Passover on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution (with commentary).

By Howard Zaharoff

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: Government Press Office)

3/17/2026 Top Pick

Four More Questions: 2026 Edition

Feel free to use these extra questions to spice up your table debate. Because obviously that’s what everyone needs.

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3/17/2026 Top Pick

To Those in the Narrow Place

A reflection on navigating “narrow places” and staying rooted in community, care, and resilience.

By Rachel GollayFor Keshet

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3/17/2026 Top Pick

A Dandelion on the Seder Plate

I add a dandelion to my seder plate for trans liberation, making it part of my Passover tradition.

By Rabbi Eliana KayelleFor Keshet

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.

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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)

(Photo by Jodi Jacobson/iStock)

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...

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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

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Community News

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4/26/2024 Top Pick

How Four Boston-Area Jews Are Thinking About Passover This Year

Radio Boston marks and reflects on this year's Passover holiday with four members of our local Jewish community.

By Yasmin Amer & Tiziana DearingFor WBUR

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4/21/2024 Top Pick

Anxieties About Middle East Conflict Hover Over Passover Celebrations

Some Jews worry this year’s celebration may be marred by a war in the Middle East that shows little sign of slowing down.

By Daniel KoolFor The Boston Globe

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4/18/2022 Top Pick

Ukrainian Jews Displaced by War Find Passover Poignant

Jewish refugees are celebrating a holiday about fleeing an abusive military leader while being refugees themselves.

By Deena PrichepFor NPR News

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4/18/2022 Top Pick

‘We Pray for You’: Ukrainian Jews Mark Passover, If They Can

The final hours before Passover found the chief rabbi for Kyiv and Ukraine in a cemetery.

By Cara Anna & Oleksandr StashevskyiFor Boston 25 News

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4/18/2022 Top Pick

A Day for Prayer and Reflection

Jews celebrate the beginning of Passover, as Christians mark Good Friday.

By Rose PecciFor The Boston Globe

For Jews fleeing Ukraine, Passover takes on new meaning

4/12/2022 Top Pick

For Jews Fleeing Ukraine, Passover Takes on New Meaning

Chabad, the JDC, Jewish Federations of North America and others are helping Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover wherever they have sought refuge.

By Deepa BharathFor The Boston Globe

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4/8/2022

Journeys to Freedom: A Women’s Seder

Congregation B’nai Torah of Sudbury’s sixth annual Women’s Seder explored the relationship between two journeys to freedom.

By B’nai Torah MetroWest

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4/8/2022 Top Pick

Liberation Seder Marks Gubernatorial Clemency of William Allen

JALSA hosted its first “Liberation Seder: Breaking the Bonds of Incarceration” in recognition of William Allen’s fight for freedom.

By Susie DavidsonFor Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action

The Boston Globe

4/8/2021 Top Pick

Newton’s Jewish Community Celebrates With Resilience, Hope

Newton’s Jewish community observed its second COVID-19 era Passover with a renewed sense of hope.

By The Boston Globe

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4/5/2021 Top Pick

As Pandemic Fears Subside, Congregations Reflect on Hope

Signs of the coronavirus lingered over weekend rituals.

By The Boston Globe

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3/30/2021 Top Pick

Biden, Harris, Doug Emhoff Speak at White House Passover Celebration

The virtual event was hosted by second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president.

By Marie-Rose SheinermanFor The Forward

Local Rabbis Reflect on Passover a Year Into the Pandemic

3/30/2021 Top Pick

Local Rabbis Reflect on Passover a Year Into the Pandemic

Passover is a time of reflection and hope, and with the pandemic’s end finally in sight, its teachings are taking on new meaning for the Jewish community.

By The Boston Globe

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