There’s a reason old family recipes can make grief arrive before the first bite, and psychologists have been studying the phenomenon for decades

Whenever my mom makes her mom's matzah ball soup, I can see the grief cross her face before the pot is even on the stove. She ...
Yahoo

5 matzah recipes that go beyond soup

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over feta pasta. It’s time for matzah lasagna to take a bow. Begin by covering the bottom of a baking dish with marinara ...
The Forward

Former Soviet Union Jews eat pounds of matzah per person — the most in the world — every year. Here’s why.

(JTA) — When it comes to consuming matzah, the Jews of the former Soviet Union are in a league of their own. At the top of the chart are Azerbaijan’s 8,000 Jews, who this year are expected to consume ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Soft Matzah: forbidden or allowed?

The Torah passages and Israel's holidays are full of important messages that are relevant and empower our day-to-day lives. Rabbi Shai Tahan, head of the Sha'arei Ezra community and head of the Arzi ...
BBC

Matzah ball soup: a new take on a Jewish classic

To embrace her Jewish heritage and Mexican upbringing, Fany Gerson adds spicy chillies, avocado, coriander and lime to her matzah ball soup – a perfect twist for a Passover Seder. Matzah ball soup is ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

A fifth question this Passover: What makes Trader Joe’s matzah different from all other matzah?

For millennia, Jews have eaten matzah. And for years, Jewish patrons of Trader Joe’s have been able to purchase matzah off the shelves of the tiki-themed grocery chain — which has gained its own quasi ...
Jewish Journal

Gluten-free matzah

Although matzah is a symbol of our exodus from Egypt, it is, for some, a literal bread of affliction. Traditional matzah is made of flour milled from wheat, rye, barley, spelt or oats. All of these ...
New York Magazine

My Family Eats This Actually Flavorful Matzah – Yes, Matzah — Year Round

Kayla Levy is a writer particularly passionate about indoor plants and outdoor gear. She used to write about cities at Time Out (and she still enjoys writing about the Park Slope Food Co-op). Matzah, ...
Jewish Press

‘Shmurah Matzah’: For the Seder or All of Pesach?

But isn’t this requirement obvious? How can one eat anything made from dough on Pesach without protecting it from leavening? The Talmud states that to avoid transgressing the prohibition of chametz, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How matzah became a household item for non-Jews in the Netherlands

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands (JTA) — For most matzah bakeries, Passover is their lifeline and only claim to financial viability. After the weeklong holiday, during which Jews are commanded to consume matzah ...
Jewish Journal

Mad About Matzah

It’s oh so easy to get bored of matzah during Passover, but the wonderful thing about matzah is you can do anything you want with it. You just need to be creative and open to the possibilities. “It ...
The Forward

Matzah pajamas are the latest trend in a long history of American Jewish branding

(JTA) — Rabbi Yael Buechler conceived of her latest product a whole year ago, after planning ways to make the Passover seder fun for her two young sons. But it wasn’t until she started promoting the ...