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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer tell Jewish community: We feel your pain this Pesach

The prime minister and Labour leader Keir Starmer both condemned terror and antisemitism in exclusive articles for the JC

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Sunak and Sir Keir address the rising anxiety over antisemitism in Britain in their respective columns (Photo: Getty)

The road to freedom: reciting the Haggadah at the Seder table

Pesach’s story of hope and redemption will give us strength

By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum

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A plague of frogs baked by Michele weeks before Pesach

Crackers about Pesach! Meet the Passover devotees who go the extra mile to make it unique

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Moses and his brother Aaron plead with Pharaoh to let the Israelites go (PhotoHulton Archive/Getty Images)

Who knows 10? Try our Pesach quiz

By Nina Collins

1 min read

Parashah of the week: Metzora

Parashah of the week: Metzora

By Rebbetzin Shuli Liss

1 min read

A nutritionist advises which Pesach matzah is healthiest

Kosher for Pesach

A nutritionist advises which Pesach matzah is healthiest

By Laura Southern

4 min read

Noa Mevorach Zussman and her family (Photo: Noa Mevorach Zussman)

’I feel guilty talking about freedom this Pesach’

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‘Pesach is a festival of freedom but this year we will be praying for the hostages’

An Orthodox mother and a rabbi open up about how they feel in the run-up to Seder night

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April 17, 2024 11:12

Shalvie Friedman and her son Kovi, 2, in the family's kitchen (Photo: Gary Manhine)

Charity launches guidebooks to support eating disorder sufferers over Pesach

The booklets from Noa Girls will advise medical professionals, parents and rabbis

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April 17, 2024 10:50

Festive meals and dietary restrictions can be very challenging for someone with an eating disorder (photo: Getty Images)

How UJS is supporting Jewish students spending Pesach alone

New initiatives are being provided to support the rare occurrence of Jewish students celebrating Pesach on campus

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 16, 2024 16:36

Students in Nottingham (Credit: UJS)

Meet Hussein, the man who owns all of the chametz in Israel

During Passover, the Arab Israeli hotel worker is the nominal owner of food and alcohol worth billions of shekels

By Amelie Botbol

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April 16, 2024 16:36

Meet Hussein, the man who owns all of the chametz in Israel

Pesach travel to Israel plummets amid war

Travel company says the number of British Jews going to Israel is down by 65-70 per cent on last year

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 16, 2024 12:49

Image of Tel Aviv beach during sunset (Image: Getty)

Recipe

Sicilian Pesach chicken

This super simple tray bake makes light work of Passover

By Denise Phillips

April 12, 2024 08:00

Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Photo: Justyna Radon

Marie van der Zyl

By Marie van der Zyl

This Pesach, have a Seder seat for a hostage

The Board’s initiative is to show solidarity with Israel and the hostages

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April 11, 2024 14:20

This Pesach, have a Seder seat for a hostage

Passover price increases are illegal says New York attorney general

‘It’s illegal to take advantage of a religious holiday to charge more for services’ said Letitia James

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April 10, 2024 14:56

Alexander Rapaport (R), executive Director of the nonprofit soup kitchen network and food pantry Masbia, sorts broken pieces of matzah as workers prepare meals for the beginning of Passover celebrations in Brooklyn, New York on March 26, 2021. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Angela Epstein

By Angela Epstein

I confess – I dread Pesach cleaning

Even if you think you’ve eliminated every crumb there’s room for failure

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April 10, 2024 10:46

Angela Epstein's hard at work with the hoover

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