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When Bulls Collide – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Tisa by Rick Lupert
When Bulls Collide – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Tisa by Rick Lupert
Ancient Syrian synagogue hit by looting, shelling
Theft and shelling have damaged a 2,000 year-old synagogue in Damascus, one of the oldest in the world, Syrian government and opposition activist sources said on Monday.
Historic Damascus synagogue looted and burned
The 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue in the Syrian capital of Damascus was looted and burned to the ground.
Four questions of Miriam
The name “Miriam” stems from the Hebrew word for “bitter” (mar), and Miriam has every right to feel that way.
Pretty for Passover
Quickly approaching are those festive spring nights marked by a plethora of matzah, reclining comfortably in your chair and — just maybe — hitting your neighbor over the head with stalks of green onion during the “Dayenu” (an Afghani and Iranian Passover tradition). Whether you’re hosting a Passover seder this year or joining one, you won’t want to be without these beautiful essentials that are sure to remind you and the rest of your table that those once enslaved have now become like kings.
Obituaries
Madeleine Adler died April 13 at 83. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie (Doug) Bristol; son, Robert (Maxine); two grandchildren; and sister, Vera Adler. Malinow and Silverman
Enter Elijah, designated drinker
Passover is a holiday near and dear to Marc Jaffe\’s heart. So when the \”Seinfeld\” and \”Mad About You\” writer went to a friend\’s house for a seder last year, he was let down when an Elijah\’s entrance gag bombed.
\”They shook the table. I thought, \’You gotta be kidding me,\’\” he said. \”You gotta have better effects than that.\”
Dira6 ‘Eliyahu ha Navi’ music video
When you least expect it, he\’s selected
Elijah
As the seder evening proceeds, my son wants to know one thing: \”When will Elijah get here?\”