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This week on the Forward podcast, editor Jane Eisner provides a look at what’s inside the April 2 edition of the newspaper, and Web editor Gabrielle Birkner sits down with author Elisa New, the author of “Jacob’s Cane: A Jewish Family’s Journey from the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore,”…
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Israel Fears U.S. Will Impose a Final Settlement
U.S. President Barack Obama’s demands during his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Tuesday point to an intention to impose a permanent settlement on Israel and the Palestinians in less than two years, political sources in Jerusalem say. Israeli officials view the demands that Obama made at the White House as the tip of…
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String Theory
This past Yom Kippur, my daughters and I wrote lists; each of us detailed the ways in which we hoped to improve ourselves in the coming year. We then constructed a time capsule, made out of a breadcrumb canister and decorated with shiny ribbons, and we placed our lists inside of it. We agreed that…
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Matzo Ball Trade Secrets
If matzo is the bread of affliction, certainly the rock-hard matzo balls that grace seder tables everywhere are a modern affliction for many seder-goers. Making light and flavorful matzo balls often eludes even talented cooks. Perfect execution comes from the right combination of ingredients and techniques. Here, three of the most sought-after matzo ball makers…
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Tzav: Getting Messy
Recently, when I was finishing up the dishes after dinner, my son Jeremy came to me and said, “Mom, we have a surprise for you.” I followed him to his room wondering what the surprise was. Had the kids drawn me a picture or built a tall LEGO tower? He opened the door to his…
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At Berkeley, Divestment Vote Divides Students, Draws Veto
A last-minute veto by the president of the student government at the University of California, Berkeley appears to have foiled a rare campus victory for proponents of divestment efforts targeting Israel. A week earlier, the student senate had approved a resolution calling on the school to divest from corporations deemed to support the Israeli military,…
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Passover Cleaning: Year One
One day last spring, at 11 minutes to midnight, I was on my hands and knees, scrubbing the kitchen floor. My jeans were streaked with dirt and my hands covered with those chalky, yellow rubber gloves that scream, “I’m in serious cleaning mode, people!” There was something soothing about the rhythm of plunging my sponge…
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The Debate Over Lox
NEWS ITEM: A group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis are arguing that salmon is not kosher because it may contain harmful parasites. Other rabbis have disagreed. Some rabbis, ultra-Orthodox, Decreed that Jews should eat no lox. The food, they said, is under blight For harboring a parasite. “Lox isn’t safe! It’s plainly treyf,” These theologians now vouchsafe….
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: An Indelible Memory, Etched In Chalk
Lectures and performances around New York on March 25 will mark the 99th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the worst workplace disasters in New York City history. Commemorations begin early in the morning, when names of the 146 victims of the fire — mostly young immigrant women — will be etched…
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What About St. Peter? Galilee Fishing Banned
Israel will soon ban one of the Galilee’s most ancient professions: fishing on the Kinneret. The Kinneret, also called the Sea of Galilee, has always been known for its plentiful stock of fish. “The density of the shoals of fish in the Sea of Galilee can scarcely be conceived by those who have not witnessed…
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Amid Public Clash, U.S. Moves Israel Closer to Talks
Under the klieg lights, American officials calmly repeated their opposition to key policies of Israel’s current government. Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu snorted defiance in the face of the American warnings. And nothing appeared to change. But as high-profile leadership meetings and major policy speeches fixated the public during the annual conference of American Jewry’s primary…
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