Passover

The 15 most beautiful dresses from Zara for the holiday

With the opening of the spring season and with it the Passover holiday, we dove straight into the online shelves of our longtime friend Zara, and gathered for you 15 festive purchase options.

|ByTANYA GARCIA/WALLA
The best dresses for the holiday
Singer Maya Bouskilla and Mor Krigel, the young boy who wrote the UAV song - which became viral amongst Israeli children.

Editor's Notes: This Passover, Israeli children deserve a future that's more than sirens

Israeli childhood has been knocked off course for years now. First came COVID, then came the October 7, 2023, mega-atrocity by Hamas, and the long war that followed, and now another round with Iran.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Kosher for Passover gnocchi and rice paper, Master Chef

Israel’s food news

A little Italy, a little Asia, a lot of food on the Seder night table.

|ByYANIV GRANOT/WALLA!
Dachau (seen 2020): The stench, the skeletal figures, the degradation.

In the shadow of the Holocaust, survivors kept Passover alive in 1946 - opinion

The first post-Holocaust Passover brought survivors together to reclaim dignity, remember loss, and celebrate survival.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND

On Passover, former Gaza hostages say freedom 'takes on a different meaning' - interview

Former hostages David Cunio and Keith Siegel return home, discovering a deeper, personal meaning of freedom this Passover.

APRIL 1, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Released hostage David Cunio is greeted as he returns to his home in Yavne, last October.

Food news: New products for the Seder

Two of the stars of the Seder night are returning to the table, straight to the center.

APRIL 1, 2026ByYANIV GRANOT/WALLA!
Haroset and horseradish, Strauss

A Passover Seder's lost integrity: Why inviting Zohran Mamdani was a strategic misstep - opinion

A Passover Seder is a structured transmission of Jewish memory, beginning with oppression in Egypt and culminating in the affirmation of Jewish continuity.

APRIL 1, 2026ByLINDA ARGALGI SADACKA
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Passover seder in Manhattan on March 30, 2026.

The Passover playbook: Jerusalem activities the whole family can rally around during war

This year, everything will be operating according to the instructions from the Home Front Command. Things may be subject to last-minute changes.

APRIL 1, 2026ByRONIT ANSBACHER, JOANNA SHEBSON
Kol HaOt Passover Festival.

So what will we drink on Passover?

Recommended Israeli wine bottles for Passover, from NIS 40 to NIS 190.

APRIL 1, 2026ByAVI EFRATI
Recommended wines for Passover

Passover under fire: Israelis balance fatigue with cautious hope after month of war

Despite overwhelming public support to fight Iran's Islamic Republic in Operation Roaring Lion, the war is taking its toll on everyday citizens. 

APRIL 1, 2026ByGIL LEWINSKY
A family takes cover amid an Iranian ballistic missile attack in central Israel, March 26, 2026

Passover 2026: How to find meaning this year - opinion

We are living in an emotional mosaic of difficulty and inspiration, pain and resilience.

APRIL 1, 2026ByKENNETH BRANDER
The best desserts of Passover 2026

Passover candle lighting times for Israel and US

See Passover candle lighting times for your area.

APRIL 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shabbat candles

Cultivate a Zionist I-Thou at Seder with JPPI’s Zionist texts - opinion

Martin Buber urged individuals to cultivate profound, expansive, I-Thou relationships with others – and with broader phenomena like God.

APRIL 1, 2026ByGIL TROY
An illustrative image of a Passover Seder plate.

Meat products for Passover

A necessary shortcut on a long–long evening: Meatman’s surprise bag for Passover.

APRIL 1, 2026ByYANIV GRANOT/WALLA!
Passover at Meatman