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Ivanka To Visit Holocaust Memorial On Trip to Germany

Ivanka Trump will visit the Holocaust Memorial during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday in commemoration of Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, which begins Sunday night. The First Daughter will be in Berlin for the W20 Summit, a meeting of female leaders in government, NGOS, and business, where she will be speaking on a…

By Shira Hanau Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Jared And Ivanka Make Time’s 100 Most Influential

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were listed among the 100 most influential people in 2017 according to Time magazine’s annual list. The daughter and son-in-law of the president are listed in the “Pioneers” section, which also includes late-night host Samantha Bee and pro-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour. Wendi Murdoch, producer and former wife of Rupert Murdoch,…

By Shira Hanau Apr 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Is That Jared Kushner In A Blue Blazer — And Bulletproof Vest?

Now that Jared Kushner is back from a trip to Iraq, a new photo of him is establishing his war theatre credentials. get that battlefield-to-bar look pic.twitter.com/rzIVnB8b37 — David Mack (@davidmackau) April 6, 2017 Kushner is taking some heat for his desert attire: a bulletproof vest over a suit. Fun game: Which of these photos…

By Shira Hanau Apr 6, 2017 | < 1 min read
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As The Internet Prepares For Passover, Memes Galore

Passover is a long holiday, and everybody celebrating it is supposed to swap delicious bread for massive, tasteless crackers, the entire time. So to keep your spirits up through the long, unleavened week, please munch on these Passover memes. Non-nutritive, but so delicious! Contact Shira Hanau at [email protected]

By Shira Hanau Apr 6, 2017 | < 1 min read
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3 Hilarious Passover Videos You Need To Watch Before Your Seder

If you thought Purim was the only holiday for Jewish parodies of pop culture, you must not have seen the newest batch of a cappella Passover parodies. Here are our three top picks this year: Maccabeats The Maccabeats have a new take on the four questions with their a cappella plus version of the “Ma…

By Shira Hanau Apr 6, 2017 | < 1 min read
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What Is Hametz?

During the holiday of Passover, Jews must abstain from eating hametz. When any of the five grains, wheat, barley, rye, spelt or oats, comes into contact with water and leavening can occur, it is considered hametz. When the Jews left Egypt during the Exodus, they did not have time to let their dough rise, so…

By Shira Hanau Apr 4, 2017 | < 1 min read
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What Is Shmura Matzo?

Shmura matzo is a special kind of matzo that meets a higher standard of kosher for Passover rules. The flour used in shmura matzo is supervised from the field to the factory to ensure that it does not come in contact with water that could begin the leavening process. Grains that have come in contact…

By Shira Hanau Apr 4, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Why Do We Drink Four Cups Of Wine On Passover?

Over the course of the Seder night, we drink four cups of wine in a ritual modeled after a Greek symposium. The four cups are meant to mirror the four phrases used in the Bible to describe God taking the Jews out of slavery. There has been a debate by the rabbis of the Talmud…

By Shira Hanau Apr 4, 2017 | < 1 min read

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