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Apr
Around the Web
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Sala Levin
The New York Times reports that Israel "moved closer to its goal of energy independence on Sunday as natural gas from a large offshore field...
29
Mar
The View from Istanbul: Peace Always Wins
People who claim to have “won” a war are lying. There are no winners in war. War may seem to have brought victory to one...
27
Mar
Nathan Guttman: Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Why is America’s strongest faith-based bloc that opposes the war—the Jewish community—sitting this conflict out?
From the front lines of the civil-rights movement through the Vietnam...
25
Mar
Maxwell House Hagaddah: Good to the Last Page
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Joan Alpert
In 1923, when Maxwell House Coffee signed on with the Joseph Jacobs Advertising agency in New York, it was already a legend. Theodore Roosevelt supposedly...
25
Mar
The Sweet Story of Charoset
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Charoset, that aromatic ensemble of fruits, nuts, spices and wine, may be the tastiest traditional food on the Seder plate, but why it is there...
25
Mar
Great Seder Films
Marjorie Morningstar, 1958
Crimes & Misdemeanors, 1989
It Runs in the Family, 2003
When Do We Eat?, 2005
Passover works for movies the way Christmas does: Through the lens...
22
Mar
Most Americans Support Immigration Reform With a Path to Citizenship, Survey Shows
The majority of Americans support immigration reform with a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to the findings of a new survey released by...
22
Mar
Passover in Bejing: Does Sichuan Food Count As Bitter Herbs?
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Debra Bruno
As Passover approaches, we all recall that we are strangers in a strange land. And boy, are we. As expats living in Beijing for the...
22
Mar
The View from Istanbul: Why Radical Propaganda Hurts Everyone
The mainstream media love fundamentalists. Why? Because they are such effective tools.
Talk of peace or peaceful people seldom appear in the media. Bloodshed, hateful talk,...
21
Mar
Rabbi to Seek Out “Lost Jews” of Italy
An Italian rabbi has been appointed a new emissary for the "lost Jews" in Sicily and southern Italy. Rabbi Pinchas Punturello, 36, will work on...
20
Mar
Passover Quiz | Test Your Haggadah IQ
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Moment
Test your knowledge of Passover trivia, from oldest known complete Haggadah manuscript to Barack Obama’s White House seder.
20
Mar
Wine: Ambrosia of the Jews
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Sala Levin
The Torah is full of oenophiles: One of Noah’s first actions after emerging from the ark is to plant a vineyard, and the Five Books...