Forget being cast out of Egypt; this year Jews all over Brooklyn can sympathize with the families being evicted from the Atlantic Yards and have a topical Seder with this Atlantic Yards themed haggadah! more ›

The Fire Department is reportedly responding to numerous calls about rubbish fires in Williamsburg and Borough Park, because it's time for the pre-Passover tradition of burning all leavened bread products. A few years ago, the FDNY reminded those burning chametz to be careful, because "In 2004, five people were seriously burned when a man poured paint thinner on a ceremonial fire in Borough Park, Brooklyn." more ›

As you know, Passover, one of the holiest days in Judaism, starts tonight at sundown. For non-Jews out there, BeliefNet explains it commemorates "The miraculous Exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt." (As for why it's called Passover, it refers to when Jews marked their doors with lambs' blood so God would know to spare their babies as he slaughtered the offspring of their Egyptian oppressors.) Police Commissioner Ray Kelly recently reassured Jewish leaders earlier this month that the NYPD knows of "no plan to target Jewish sites" in the city, but the police are continuing their tradition of dedicating "additional resources to precincts with large Jewish communities." more ›