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Take Back The (Seder) Night
Pesach for the Rest of Us: Making the Passover Seder Your Own By Marge Piercy Schocken, 304 pages, $22.95. It’s well known that Passover is the most widely observed of Jewish holidays, and there’s no shortage of explanations as to why. Its themes are universally relevant — freedom is much easier to relate to than,…
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A Rural Pesach
I was always vaguely aware that Passover was in some way an agricultural festival, but never realized that celebrating food could include consuming meat that came from animals I had known face to face. That was until last spring, when I spent Passover in Alamosa, Colo., a town situated in a high-altitude desert and populated…
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Studying or Learning?
Gil Kulick of New York City writes: “A question that has intrigued and puzzled me for a long time has to do with the use of the world ‘learn’’ in Jewish parlance as a synonym of the word ‘study,’ or, more precisely, the lack of distinction between the two. “In standard English the two terms…
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Rep. Cantor Urges Resolution Against Iran
As the crisis involving Iran’s seizure of 15 British sailors continues, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia is calling for action in the House today. Cantor is urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring H. Res. 267 to the floor today prior to adjournment. The bill calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the British marines…
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Loving Living Legends
AN IRISH FAMILY TO KVELL ABOUT “Only in America [can you find] Irish supporters of the Jewish State of Israel,” declared Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel, at the March 6 Jewish Community Relations Council of New York gala dinner. Ailes presented the Generation to Generation award to Peter James Johnson, chairman…
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Jewish Republicans Find a New Face: Joe Lieberman
Earlier this month we told you that the White House was promoting Joe Liberman’s speech at the Aipac convention in which he slammed Bush critics (see previous post and transcript here). Now the Republican Jewish Coalition is making Lieberman’s comments the centerpiece of a new ad campaign.
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Wes Clark: Striking Iran Bad for Israel
Watch or read the transcript of Wesley Clark’s recent video blog post opposing military action against Iran. He says a strike would be bad for Israel… “Well, I wouldn’t say that you never can use military force, but I can’t see the circumstances right now where it would benefit Israel. It’s far better if we…
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: I’m a Feminist
Senator Hillary Clinton has recently picked up endorsements from tennis legend Billie Jean King and the National Organization for Women. And yes, she’s a feminist. Meanwhile, Steve Forbes endorses Giuliani.
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Reform Rabbi Denied Jerusalem Honor
Jerusalem — He had recommendations from Israel’s ambassador to Washington, a former minister of justice, and an ultra-Orthodox leader — but in the end it didn’t help him. For the second time in two years, octogenarian Rabbi Asher “Dick” Hirsch did not receive the honorary title of Ot Yakir Jerusalem, given to residents who have…
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Kerry Gets His Revenge on a Fox
President Bush withdrew his ambassadorial nomination of businessman Sam Fox this morning. Fox, a major Republican donor and supporter of the Republican Jewish Coalition, had come under fire for donating to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 presidential campaign.
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The Roots Of the Concord
Squeeze a Concord grape, and it practically screams kosher wine. Jelly sweet, the much maligned Concord has been the traditional kosher wine of choice at American Passover Seders for what seems like forever. So brace yourself for irony: The Concord has a suspected antisemitic horticultural past. Before there was Schapiro’s, the first American kosher vintner,…
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