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atheism
A belief system unusually common among Jews. Not only are many great Jews atheists, but many great atheists are Jews. How many humans have c...
Passover 2023
Believe it or not, Passover begins on Wednesday, April 5. Whether you’re hosting, guesting, or traveling this holiday, get in the Passover mode by reading up on Tablet’s Pesach stories.


I Believe in Broken Matzo
What shards of unleavened bread can teach us about the nature of faith
By Yehuda Fogel


A Passover Do-Over
The third Seder was once an American tradition, with a sense of community and politics that set it apart from the first two
By Jenna Weissman Joselit


What’s the Point of Passover?
Do today’s Seders exist to remember the past, or did past events occur so that they could be remembered later?
By Helen Plotkin


Passover’s Perennial No-Show
At the Seder, we open the door for Elijah. As a child, I thought he’d actually appear. Then I grew up, and anticipation faded into resignation.
By Avital Chizhik


Absolute Beginners
Why do we need a long Talmud tractate about Passover, a holiday we already know well?
By Dovid Bashevkin
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death
Jews, as you might’ve noticed, think a lot about death, which is why Judaism, in its infinite wisdom, prescribed several stages of mourning ...
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