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6 days ago | kveller.com | Lior Zaltzman

The last photo Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro posted of the governor’s mansion — his home — before an arsonist lit it on fire was one of his seder table. “From the Shapiro family’s Seder table to yours, happy Passover and Chag Pesach Sameach!”, he captioned the photo. A mere four hours after he and his family finished that long seder meal, they were evacuated from their home at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. This week, they managed to salvage some of the ritual objects from that seder.

6 days ago | kveller.com | Lior Zaltzman

I have to admit, it’s a little hard to get me out of my New Jersey cocoon and into the city, especially on a Monday after seder, when my bones are still aching from Passover meal prep. Yet this past Monday, I found myself at a table in the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan listening to Tovah Feldshuh, star of screen and stage, sing the blessings over the Passover Yom Tov candles. One of the highlights of my Passover?

1 week ago | kveller.com | Lior Zaltzman

Listen, when it comes to Passover TV, I know that “A Rugrats Passover” reigns supreme in many minds. I personally grew up on the elite Passover special of the Israeli kids’ show “Parpar Nechmad.” But this year, I rewatched Shari Lewis’ “Lamb Chop’s Passover Surprise,” and I think it might take the (kosher for Passover) cake.

1 week ago | kveller.com | Lior Zaltzman

Did you know the voice of your favorite Simpsons character is Jewish? That’s right, Hank Azaria — the voice of bartender Moe, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Duffman, to name a few — is a Jew. His resume is long, including TV (“Friends,” “Mad About You,” “Huff,” “Brockmire,” “Ray Donovan”) and film (“The Birdcage,” “The Smurfs”).

1 week ago | kveller.com | Lior Zaltzman

In the hit Netflix show “Somebody Feed Phil,” Phil Rosenthal, creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” samples food from all over the world, from Iceland to Mumbai, bringing his friends and family along. But there’s one food Rosenthal hasn’t really learned to love yet, a food of his youth: matzah. That is, until now.