By Robert Zaretsky
David Hasselhoff has been a superstar in Germany since belting out ‘Looking for Freedom’ at the Berlin Wall. Now the faded hunk is leading a fight to save the iconic wall from gentrification.
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By Gal Beckerman
Symbolic new foods have joined the parsley and charoset on seder plates. They represent a desire among Jews to use our ancient tradition to spotlight modern-day tenets.
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By Susannah Heschel
Putting an orange on the Seder plate recognizes the contributions of women. Susannah Heschel, who originated the tradition, spits out the seeds to repudiate misogyny and homophobia.
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By Rebecca Vilkomerson
An olive on the Seder plate reminds us to ‘be bearers of peace and hope’ for the Palestinians — and all who are oppressed or living under occupation.
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By Jay Michaelson
A campaign led by the Christian right asserts that LGBT equality, as well as reproductive rights, impinge on ‘religious liberty.’ Some Jews are providing window-dressing for this push.
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By Shai Franklin (JTA)
Columnist David Brooks paid homage to Orthodox Jews by visiting an upscale kosher market. What about the majority who could never afford to shop at such places?
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By Rebecca Alpert
It’s been nearly a quarter century since Jewish lesbians came up with a unique way to symbolize their exclusion from the community. They put bread on their Seder plate.
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By Leonard Fein
On Passover we are instructed to see ourselves as slaves waiting for redemption. For Leonard Fein, this is the most poignant message of the holiday.
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By J.J. Goldberg
Despite their famed mutual antipathy, President Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu have far more in common than either man would readily admit. It’s a perfect recipe for trouble.
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By Jordana Horn
David Brooks waxed rhapsodic over Orthodox Jews, who may be the only ones he imagines shopping at a kosher supermarket. That was when Jordana Horn started getting a little angry.
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