Washington – As the situation in Gaza deteriorates, Palestinian and Israeli leaders alike are voicing doubts about the feasibility of realizing President Bush’s goal of a peace agreement by the end the year. Not much optimism was heard this week from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad during a visit to Washington. Fayyad, who is seen…
Haifa, Israel – The plight of the embattled residents of Sderot dominated Israel’s national agenda this week, as intensified rockets attacks on the Negev town from nearby Gaza drove protesters out onto the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to lambaste the government’s inability to quell the violence. An estimated 250 angry Sderot residents stopped…
Washington – In a last-minute scramble at their annual convention this week, the union of Conservative rabbis brought to the floor and passed a resolution warning that a newly revised Catholic prayer could damage four decades of progress in Catholic-Jewish relations. The draft resolution, which was being rushed into attendees’ hands moments before they assembled…
Washington – As rival Democratic camps jockeyed for advantage in the days before the so-called Potomac Primary, Jewish residents of the Washington area got their chance this week to get up close and personal with some top endorsers of the Democratic presidential contenders, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Both candidates sent out supporters in Congress…
Over the past few decades, kosher meat producers have learned what many others in the industry know: The broad expanses of rural Argentina and Uruguay have everything needed to make great beef, with a stable climate and seemingly endless pastures for grazing. The labor is cheap, and the open pastures on which the cows are…
On November 2, 1995, NBC aired the 116th episode of “Seinfeld,” titled “The Soup Nazi.” It featured a brilliant but moody chef known for his transcendent lobster bisque and his less-than-warm personality. Since then, fans of the show have deployed the title as something of a term of endearment for their own local culinary wizards:…
As host of what the Guinness book of world records calls the “longest running show on television,” Chilean TV personality Don Francisco has hardly lived a private life. But throughout his 46 years on the air, there has been part of the talk show host’s life about which he has always remained silent. Don Francisco,…
Faith in its many forms is the subject of an exhibit of photographs currently on display at the Brooklyn Public Library. Diversity of Devotion: Celebrating New York’s Spiritual Harmony features some 60 works by 36 photographers. The images portray more than 27 different religions — not only those familiar to Americans, but also lesser-known faiths…
Last summer, during the height of tomato season, The Jew & The Carrot blogger, Alix gave us this recipe for shakshuka. Unless you live in Mexico, the tomatoes are nowhere near in season these days – but we can dream. Thanks to the folks at Jewlicious for sharing their version of Shakshuka, from a bonafide…
Washington — With the campaign season in full swing, politics is infusing every element of life in the nation’s capital — even the Jewish Sabbath. Last Saturday, only days before primary votes in Washington, Maryland and Virginia, supporters of Barack Obama harnessed the Havdalah ceremony, marking the end of Sabbath, to raise money for the…
The flags dipped at half-staff over the Capitol, the warm remembrances flooded e-mail inboxes, the “Have you heard?” phone calls took a solemn tone. U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) earned all these tributes. He died Monday of esophageal cancer at the age of 80. The mourning was not just for a man but for the…
