Passover and Easter

Wondering whether you should go to Easter dinner at your mother-in-law's during Passover? Is it OK to eat matzah--and peeps? Learn how to solve the spring holiday dilemma with articles, resources and links from InterfaithFamily.com.

Helpful Documents on Passover/Easter in Interfaith Families

Guide to Passover for Interfaith Families (also available in PDF and Word formats) -- Includes just about everything you could possibly want to know about Passover.
Tips for Interfaith Families: How to Make a Seder Inclusive
Passover in Interfaith Families: Three Essays from InterfaithFamily.com, with Discussion Guide, Tips, Recommended Resources and Activities for Children (also available in PDF format)
Report: What We Learned from the 2010 Passover-Easter Survey (PDF) (also available in Word format)

Helpful Passover/Easter Articles

Passover Recipes

Passover Recipes Index -- Includes recipes for classics like matzah ball soup and macaroons, as well as gourmet and internationally inspired dishes.

1.	Rabbi Reuben's Ruminations: Can We Celebrate Easter? - By Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben
2.	What We Learned From InterfaithFamily.com's 2010 Passover-Easter Survey - By InterfaithFamily.com
3.	The Seder Meal: A Cooking Marathon of Heroic Proportions - By Tori Avey
4.	Diversity at the Table - By Rachel Baruch Yackley

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1.	Next Year at Liz's and Josh's - By Ellen S. Glazer
2.	A Different Spring Dilemma - By Penina Hoffnung
3.	Ten Tips to Enliven the Seder: Ways to Delay That Fifth Question - By Ron Wolfson
4.	Four Modern Questions for Passover - By Zell Schulman

Passover/Easter Article Archive

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Passover/Easter Discussion Board

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Additional Resources on Passover/Easter in Interfaith Families

Websites

Visit our partner MyJewishLearning.com for more information on Passover:

Jewishfreeware.org - Free downloadable haggadahs and haggadah templates.

Books

Friedland, Ronnie and Case, Edmund, ed. The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook. Jewish Lights, 2001. Read a review.
Strassfeld, Michael. The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary. HarperCollins, 1985. In addition to in-depth discussion of each holiday, this book includes commentaries, ideas for family holiday involvement, and suggestions for new traditions.
Wolfson, Dr. Ron. The Art of Jewish Living. Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, 1990. Written by a well-known family educator, this series of books includes volumes on Shabbat, Hanukkah and Passover. Each includes recipes, crafts and family activities to enhance observance.
Cox, Harvey. Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Read our review.
Kimmel, Eric A. A Passover Companion: Wonders and Miracles, illustrated with art spanning three thousand years. Scholastic Press, 2004. Read our review.
Kay, Rabbi Alan and Jo Kay. Make Your Own Passover Seder: A New Approach to Creating a Personal Family Celebration. Jossey-Bass, 2004. Read our review.

If you know of other Passover/Easter resources--or if you'd like to see additional resources on a particular aspect of Passover or Easter--please email us at network@interfaithfamily.com and let us know what you'd like us to provide.

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