What is Charoset and How Do You Make It?

One of the items on a Passover seder plate, charoset (pronounced chah-ROE-set), symbolizes the mortar Jewish slaves used for making bricks in Egypt. It may look a bit like mortar, but it sure doesn’t taste like it. Enjoy two different recipes exploring the beautiful traditions and flavors of the Jewish diaspora.

Here’s a recipe common among Sephardi families (of Spanish heritage) and Mizrahi families (from the Middle East and North Africa).

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What Is Mimouna?

Learn all about Mimouna, a special post-Passover holiday celebrated by Moroccan Jewish communities around the world.

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