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Stir it up: Passover lamb symbolizes Jews' escape from slavery

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Celebrate Passover with this succulent, savory braised lamb from "The New Jewish Table" by Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray.

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Lamb has been eaten to celebrate spring since biblical times, and it is a traditional Easter dish. But what about lamb for Passover? Like most food questions concerning this culinarily complicated holiday, it's tricky.

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