Topic: Passover
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Gilad Shalit deal: Which Palestinian prisoners will walk free?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/12
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Maundy Thursday: Queen Elizabeth gives out money, Czech children go skinny dipping
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Boston bombing reveals a new American maturity toward insecurityThe post-9/11 'new normal' has evolved: The tactical and emotional responses to the Boston Marathon bombings show what experts call a national maturity toward terrorism that echoes longer experience with such crises in England, Spain, Russia, Japan, and Israel.
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At a West Bank seder, Jews commemorate a modern quest for freedom
For Jews living in the West Bank, a Passover seder is an opportunity to discuss how one of history's most famous liberation stories can apply to freedom struggles today.
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Saving Money Tax time is near. Seven commonly overlooked deductions.
Taxes are almost due, and the IRS tax code is full of little-known (yet legal) deductions that you could and should use. Seven pointers from a CPA.
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In the Holy Land's columns, frescoes, and desert palaces, Herod the Great lives on
King Herod is best known to Christians for trying to kill the infant Jesus. But he also left his mark with stunning architectural achievements, as seen in a new exhibit at the Israel Museum.
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Stir It Up! A sweet treat for Passover: Matzoh crack
A new spin on this dangerously delicious Passover dessert with white chocolate and spicy rose sugar. Recipe and variations below.
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Egypt locusts put neighboring Israel on high alert
Israel's Agriculture Ministry set up an emergency hotline Monday and is asking Israelis to be vigilant in reporting locust sightings to prevent an outbreak.
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Modern Parenthood Sukkot holiday: A mom finds comfort, and inspiration, from sukkot ghosts
Sukkot is a Jewish holiday spanning seven days, a holiday for ghosts that ends with Yizkor service that memorializes the dead. For this mom, the ghosts of Sukkot bring comfort – and some parenting inspiration.
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Modern Parenthood Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce: dealing with religious splits
The Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce news makes this author wonder how the couple's daughter, Suri, will deal with the alleged split in her parents' religious views. The author was a year older than Suri when her own parents – a Jew and a Roman Catholic – divorced.
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Modern Parenthood Mother's Day: Childhood milestones aren’t motherhood's tombstones
Mother's Day: A mom with a daughter headed off to college thinks about the long days and short years of motherhood. Marking childhood milestones as new phases for everyone makes means they are not tombstones of motherhood that ends when kids go away.
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Chapter & Verse Jonathan Safran Foer: "I'm not so interested in the comforting kind of religion"
Jonathan Safran Foer spoke on God, prayer, writing, and film adaptations at Calvin College's Festival on Faith & Writing.
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Modern Parenthood Does mother's Passover picture book cross church state line?
A mother debates the merits of reading a Jewish children's book in her son's private pre-school, wondering if the book's Passover plot crosses the church state line.
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Hebron settlers threaten retaliation after Israeli police evict them
The tensions in Hebron, a mainly Arab city that's holy to both Muslims and Jews, test Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's willingness to expand settlement in the West Bank.
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Leap year: why we have a need for the occasional Feb. 29
The leap year is a testament to the tough time that humans have trying to organize 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 16 seconds into a year.
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Gilad Shalit deal: Which Palestinian prisoners will walk free?
Nearly 500 Palestinians are scheduled to be released by Israel Tuesday in an exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit. Here’s the status of seven well-known prisoners (See the whole list here):
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/12
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Fried matzoh with horseradish mayo grilled cheese
There is no reason observant Jews can't enjoy a good grilled cheese during Passover.
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In Israel, even cows keep kosher for Passover
In Israel the Passover restrictions that rule out leavened bread and wheat apply to livestock as well so that their milk can be considered kosher for Passover.
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Maundy Thursday: Queen Elizabeth gives out money, Czech children go skinny dipping
Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, falling every year on the day before Good Friday. While the Roman Catholic Church calls it "Holy Thursday," the Anglican Church uses the name "Maundy Thursday" in accordance with the Old English phrasing of Jesus' commandment that humans should love one another. Here are ways that five European nations celebrate the Christian holiday, starting in Britain with Queen Elizabeth.
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Stocks end higher, led by materials, energy
After Standard & Poor's downgraded its outlook on US debt Monday and sent stocks downward, stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow gaining about 65 points
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Stocks sink after S&P downgrades US outlook
Standard and Poor's cut its outlook for long-term US credit on Monday, sending US stocks downward
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Sarah Palin speaks of 'blood libel.' Really?
Sarah Palin, former GOP vice-presidential candidate, charged journalists and pundits with 'blood libel' for linking political rhetoric with the shooting of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others.
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Facebook draws 7,000 to anti-Muslim pork sausage party in Paris
A group calling for "resistance to the Islamization of France" is using Facebook to advertise an anti-Muslim party at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris Friday. Some 7,000 have RSVPed already.
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