Susan Weingarten's book "Haroset: A Taste of Jewish History" delves into the significance of haroset, a staple food of the Passover Seder, by exploring its historical evolution, cultural variations, and symbolic interpretations within Jewish tradition.

The paragraph Ha lahma anya, recited at the start of the Seder during the Maggid section, has puzzled scholars due to its unique Aramaic composition and its interruption of the Seder flow.

Rabbi Katz is confronted with the new technology of a hametz zapper, which promises to simplify Pesach cleaning by using quantum mechanics to destroy all traces of hametz.