The Best Passover Parodies, Ranked
Passover is a big holiday for the Jewish parody industrial complex (OK, so that’s not really a thing, but…). Every year, Jewish a cappella groups and other artists come out with incredible...
View ArticleSecond Gentleman Doug Emhoff Made Matzah With a Bunch of Jewish Kids
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Jewish dad Doug Emhoff more, the first ever second gentleman of the United States goes and proves me wrong — this time, by baking homemade matzah. Emhoff was at...
View ArticleJewish Actor Jack Black Caught the Acting Bug at a Passover Seder
Jewish dad Jack Black is such a singular talent. From “High Fidelity” to “School of Rock” to “Bernie,” his acting and charisma just light up the screen. A generation of kids has grown to adore him as...
View ArticleDoes Henry Winkler Have a Wall Full of Seder Plates in His Home?
Update: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that assuming makes an ass out of me and you (mostly me!) and that these are not, in fact, seder plates. Henry Winkler’s dances with his...
View ArticleAnnouncing Kveller’s First Ever Passover Parody Contest
If you’ve been reading Kveller over the years, you know we love a good Jewish holiday parody. Groups like The Maccabeats and Six13 never disappoint when it comes to Jew-ifying our favorite songs for...
View ArticleThe Best Seder Plates on the Internet
Passover is nearing, which means it’s time for us all to start thinking about our seder tables. Arguably the most important part of your Passover tables is the seder plate — the plate of symbolic foods...
View ArticleAll the the Best Passover Clothes on the Internet
Passover seder is fast approaching. Have you got a seder plate? A haggadah? And most importantly — do you know what you and your kids are wearing yet?? If it’s a small family affair, may we suggest...
View ArticleThese Passover Macaroons Keep the Memories of My Family Alive
It’s like clockwork. Every spring in the weeks leading up to Passover, I receive a slew of texts, emails and calls with requests for and questions about my chocolate macaroon recipe. The thing is, it’s...
View ArticleThe Best Jewelry for Passover Seder
This year, we’ve brought you all the best Passover clothing on the internet and the best seder plates to adorn your Passover table. Now it’s time to adorn yourselves — with some Jewish jewelry! Whether...
View ArticleThe Best Afikoman Gifts for the Kids at Passover Seder
Looking for, and finding, the afikoman is the highlight of the Passover seder for many kids (if you’re looking for ideas of where to hide the afikoman, by the way, we have quite a few). But every...
View ArticleHow to Talk to Kids About the Darker Side of the Passover Story
It didn’t take my kids long to start asking questions about the 10 plagues. I distinctly recall watching my oldest son — a firstborn son — as the 10th plague clicked for him. “Why would God make the...
View ArticleThis New Passover Parody Is a Journey
2023 (or 5783) Passover parody season is upon us — and while we’re currently working on Kveller’s first ever Passover parody, sung by Eliana Light (we’re so excited to share it with you), the usual...
View ArticleThe Weird Passover Tradition That Makes Me Miss My Dad
“Can we get thick crust?” my daughter Hannah called out to me one day last spring while I was ordering cheese pizza for dinner. “Absolutely not,” I shouted back. “It’s Passover. Thin crust only.” We...
View ArticleSix13 Delivers Us a ‘Prince of Egypt’ Passover Parody
Passover parody season is upon us. We’ve already got a delightful parody of the 1981 Journey hit “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which came out over four decades ago now. But if that doesn’t make you feel old,...
View ArticleThis Little-Known Passover Candy Is Our Family’s Most Special Tradition
Golden honey cascades from the bear-shaped jar into the pot, my grandmother Sarah standing beside me, watchful. She has been gone for 15 years but I feel her there, making sure that I get this just...
View ArticleThis Passover, I’m Searching for Freedom — From My Phone
Passover is here, a holiday that celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt. It is a time in which we refrain from eating leavened bread, subsisting instead on matzah,...
View ArticleRobin Williams’ Retelling of the Passover Story Is a Must-Watch
A lot of performances and videos deserve a place in your family’s Passover canon — they include Six13’s Passover sea shanty, “The Prince of Egypt” and Jack Black’s rendition of “Chad Gadya.” But I’m...
View ArticleThis Taylor Swift Passover Parody Is One for the Eras
Last month, Kveller launched its first ever Passover parody lyrics contest. We have to confess — we weren’t 100% sure it was going to work out. Yet 100 brilliant entries and less than a month later,...
View ArticleIn My German Jewish Family, We Drink Beer on Passover
When we started dating, my husband — who was my non-Jewish boyfriend at the time — embraced every Jewish ritual I introduced. He held the kiddush cup and quietly repeated the blessing after me. He...
View ArticleDid Elmo Really Go to His First Passover Seder This Year?
Here we are, in the home stretch of Passover 2023. The eggs have been boiled. The matzah has been buttered. The parodies have been released. And the Four Questions of the Passover seder have been...
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