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Mezuza Comes Between Florida Woman and Her Condo Association
Lauderdale, Fla. – The Florida attorney general is investigating a condo association’s efforts to block one resident from affixing a mezuza to her front doorpost. At issue is the 5-inch mezuza that Laurie Richter, a 28-year-old lawyer, put up at the end of last year, when she began renting a unit in The Port, a…
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Israel Defends Boycott of Unity Government
Jerusalem – Just days after Palestinians formed a new unity government between the moderate Fatah and militant Hamas parties, Israel this week found itself struggling to defend an international boycott of the Palestinians that was rapidly crumbling. Last Sunday, March 18, one day after the new Palestinian government was sworn in, Israel’s Cabinet voted to…
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U.S., Israel at Odds Over Palestinian Coalition
Washington – The Bush administration has dealt Jerusalem and its allies a series of unexpected policy defeats regarding the formation of the new Palestinian unity government. Israel’s Cabinet decided earlier this week to boycott members of the Palestinian Authority governing coalition, and the pro-Israel lobby in the United States has called on the White House…
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Another Clinton Smackdown on Carter
Yesterday we reported on Bill Clinton diss of Jimmy Carter’s book in a letter to the American Jewish Committee. It turns out Bubba took a shot at Carter several weeks ago, in a March 6 appearance at the United Jewish Federation of San Diego County… The Union-Tribune reports… Clinton criticized former President Carter’s controversial book…
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The Right Fit: A Plethora of Haggadot
Arthur Miller once said that “Jews are very impatient with doing the same thing over and over again. It’s gotta be different!” The Jewish playwright’s observation seems particularly apt when applied to Passover — for, on the night that is different from all other nights, Jews fulfilling the vehigadeta mitzvah can choose from nearly 3,500…
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Illuminated Tales
Created by a famed political cartoonist during the rise of Hitler, the Arthur Szyk Haggadah is being reproduced for the first time since 1940 in a limited edition. The colorful, intensely detailed drawings, done in the style of medieval manuscript illumination, will be accompanied by essays by scholars of Jewish art.
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Filming a Feast
The Dubroff sisters know gefilte fish. For more than 40 years, the three octogenarian women — Peppy Barer, Rosie Groman and Sophie Patasnik — have been preparing a Passover Seder for 60 to 110 relatives and friends. Work begins six weeks in advance for the feast, which is held in Barer’s home in Newburgh, N.Y….
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Star Studded Seder
Neil Sedaka, Frank London, Debbie Friedman, Rob Kutner, Golem, Y-Love, DJ Hanlder and Metropolitan Klezmer are among the performers at New York City’s seventh annual Downtown Seder. The 400-person event includes appearances by some 25 comedians, musicians, politicians, artists, celebrities and writers who will offer interpretations of the story of Passover. A kosher dinner will…
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I’m Sorry, So Sorry
The news is full of non-apology apologies lately. For serving as rotten role models for the children of our fair nation, so many weasels deserve a time out. First up we have the Mean Girls of Delta Zeta. This sorority’s chapter at Depauw University was deemed by fellow students to be full of geeky non-drunks….
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Rhythmic Rules
The Israeli ensemble Mayumana (from the Hebrew, meaning “skill” or “dexterity”) makes its United States premiere with “BE,” a dazzling spectacle that blends rhythm, dance, theater and performance art. The group, which has received international acclaim and has performed in more than 30 countries around the globe, was conceived in Tel Aviv in 1996 by…
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Should Vs. Shall
Writing in the Hebrew newspaper Ha’aretz on March 15, columnist Akiva Eldar declares that Israel should take a positive view of the “Saudi initiative.” The Saudi Arabian peace plan, he argues, is worth considering despite its affirmation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194, which speaks of the Palestinian refugees’ returning to their homes. This…
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