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April 11, 2008
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April 11, 2008
Women keep out — this seder’s for men only
Amy Klein
April 11, 2008
\”Avadim Hayinu,\” one of the first refrains of the Passover seder, usually refers to the fact that we were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt. \”What enslaves us as men,\” is another interpretation — this at The Man Seder, the third annual men-only pre-Passover gathering, which takes place at American Jewish University this year on April 13.
On the third night, the seder went green
Amy Klein
April 11, 2008
Passover is also called the \”Holiday of Spring,\” a time when green symbolizes new life. The color also represents all things eco-friendly, which serves as the inspiration for this year\’s Workmen\’s Circle community seder.
We plan, Sherre laughs
David Suissa
April 11, 2008
The conversation was joyful and funny, but something was bothering me. I couldn\’t stop thinking about the poached eggs.\n\nWe had all ordered our breakfasts at the same time. I got my Irish oatmeal, my daughter got her bagel and cream cheese, but the poached eggs? It seemed like they would never come. Every time a server would come near our table, I would arch my neck to see if they were carrying the poached eggs. Waiter after waiter walked by, only to deliver food to other patrons.
Two cheers for the Administration’s flawed anti-Semitism report
Paul Kujawsky
April 11, 2008
Last month, the State Department issued its report on contemporary global anti-Semitism. There\’s much to admire in it, albeit with a significant reservation.
Hopes for peace rest on getting politicans out of the way
Uri Dromi
April 11, 2008
Precisely when the prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians seemed at its most remote, I received a call from my friend, Walid Salem.
The Jewish Vote: America’s role in the world and what’s best for Israel
Raphael J. Sonenshein
April 11, 2008
What U.S. role in the world is best for Israel?
Is it to be loved, to be feared, or to be respected? The 2008 campaign provides a good lens for answering that question.
Some Jews still upset as Pope readies U.S. visit
Ben Harris
April 11, 2008
When news broke last year that Pope Benedict XVI was reviving an ancient prayer for the conversion of the Jews, the reaction in Jewish circles was outrage tempered by confusion.
Communal leaders warned that the move would deal a serious blow to the four decades of progress in Jewish-Catholic relations following Nostra Aetate — the landmark document that absolved the Jews of collective guilt for the killing of Jesus — unless the pope clarified how the prayer meshed with Catholic doctrine.
Loving your veggies can lighten the seder
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
April 11, 2008
Faye Levy doesn\’t look like anyone who\’s ever had a problem with her weight. The prolific cookbook author stands at 4-foot-10, and weighs about 100 pounds.
But somewhere in the mid-1980s, just as she was working on \”Chocolate Sensations\” and \”Dessert Sensations,\” she realized that testing those recipes, on top of six years at cooking school in Paris — and following every enticing smell into street markets and cafes — had added a lot of weight to her tiny frame.
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