Passover

Keeping calm (and kosher for Pesach) and carrying on while visiting Israel at war

The evacuation of the beach is a silent, practised choreography. Once the phones ping with the all-clear, we filter back out, and within moments the volleyball has started up again

By Lottie Cannon

4 min read

Tel Aviv beach during the war with Iran (Image: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Police officers gather in Trafalgar Square ahead of a planned protest in support of Palestine Action on October 4, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Ben Russell

As Britain’s most senior Jewish police officer, I assure you the Met is doing all it can to keep the community safe

3 min read

A drone flying in Greater London (illustrative only) (Image: Getty Images)

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Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

JC Heroes

The rabbi who ran a half marathon in the Arctic

By Ben Conway

2 min read

British redcoat re-enactors fire a salvo as they take part in the tactical demonstration of Parker's Revenge during the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 2025. The event marks the 250th anniversary of the battle that immediately followed the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, at the start of the US Revolutionary War. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

By Zaki Cooper

The Exodus story inspired American independence

2 min read

Miriam Solomon (aged 99) signed the Ma Nishtana (Photo: JDA)

Jewish Deaf Association

Jewish Deaf Association hosts special Seder for hard of hearing

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, matzah bread and red wine glasses on the shinny round metal tray.

By Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch: Pesach’s message of freedom is as urgent now as it ever was

1 min read

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By Sir Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister’s Pesach message to the Jewish community

Starmer celebrates the ‘courage and spirit’ of the community

1 min read

March 27, 2026 16:11

a pesach plate with traditional symbols of the Jewish Passover and four glasses of red kosher wine. top view. blue background

Four cups, 12 expert recommendations

Three kosher wine experts share their insights on how to turn Seder night into an unforgettable journey, one cup at a time

By Victoria Prever

4 min read

March 19, 2026 11:26

Four cups, three experts, 12 exceptional kosher for Pesach wines (Picture: Facebook/ Kedem Europe)

Recipe

Easy Pesach kofte traybake

This speedy, family-friendly dinner is light, fun and delicious

By Fabienne Viner-Luzzato

March 12, 2026 10:10

Cook time: 30 minutes

This crowd-pleasing Pesach main takes just 15 minutes to prepare (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Recipe

Pesach slow-cooked cottage pie

This crowd-pleasing comfort dish makes a great second night Seder main

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

March 12, 2026 10:05

Cook time: 2 ½ - 3 hours

This next level cottage pie is a real show stopper (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Recipe

Pesach fish pie

A comfort classic that’s perfect for Pesach

By Victoria Prever

March 12, 2026 09:58

Cook time: 1 hour

A comfort classic that will happily wait for you to finish your Seder (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Museum announces profits from book on medieval Haggadah will go to Palestine

The rare manuscript, authored in the 14th Century, is on display in the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

August 4, 2025 13:47

The Sarajevo Haggadah was written in the 14th Century and smuggled out of Spain during the expulsion of its Jewish community (Image: Foundation for Jewish Culture)

How my potty Passover family holiday became a joyful Jew-bubble

This is my third all-inclusive, all-Jew, all-kosher-for-Pesach getaway and I’m happy to share that even the bad bits (how long you got?) have their silver lining

By Misha Mansoor

3 min read

April 17, 2025 14:17

Split decisions: Misha and family in Croatia's second-largest city

Recipe

Super simple, soft amaretti biscuits for Pesach

Only four ingredients needed for these brilliant Passover cookies

By Laura Strange

April 17, 2025 07:28

Cook time: 20 minutes

Former hostage blessed at Western Wall as thousands attend Passover ceremony

The chief rabbis of Israel, the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, and the mayor of Jerusalem were present and led prayers for the safe return of those still held in Gaza

By Lidor Sultan

1 min read

April 16, 2025 13:18

Freed hostage Eliya Cohen (centre left) was among the crowds at a Passover blessing service held at the Western Wall yesterday (Image: Flash90)

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Passover

Keeping calm (and kosher for Pesach) and carrying on while visiting Israel at war

As Britain’s most senior Jewish police officer, I assure you the Met is doing all it can to keep the community safe

Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

The rabbi who ran a half marathon in the Arctic

The Exodus story inspired American independence

Jewish Deaf Association hosts special Seder for hard of hearing

Kemi Badenoch: Pesach’s message of freedom is as urgent now as it ever was

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