A dish of soaked and scrambled matzo might not sound terribly exciting. In fact, it may sound terrible. But for many people, it's a treat they look forward to all year.

“My mother hosted, and we usually had 40 people at the table, so the preparation went on for days,” Sanders told me. “My most vivid memories are at home with my mom and three sisters.

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Friday night, millions of Jews across the globe will gather around a table to commemorate Passover, an eight-day holiday that remembers the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt more ...

“Try to enjoy the blessings of the holiday ... just like the Israelites in the wilderness, we don’t know how long this will last,” said Rabbi Michael Weinberg of Temple Beth Israel in Skokie.

The role young children play at the Passover table is baked into the ceremony. In the Haggadah, the text participants read and recite from throughout the meal, the youngest capable child at the ...