How is this bread different from all other breads? It contains almost twice as many calories By Times of Israel staff Matzah, eat with care. (photo credit: Sophie Gordon / Flash 90) It shouldn’t come as a surprise that people complain of weight gain of Passover, a festival defined by the eating of unleavened bread, […]
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Jewish Religion, Travel and FoodIn his weekly speech on Friday, US President Donald Trump said, “This week, Jewish families across our country, and around the world, celebrate Passover and retell the story of God”s deliverance of the Jewish people. “The story of the Exodus is a story of freedom. It is the story of an incredible people who were
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Jewish Religion, USAThere Are Jews Here, a film by Brad Lichtenstein, 371 Productions. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –This 90-minute documentary explores four small town shuls fighting to remain open at their respective homes in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Butte, Montana; Laredo, Texas; and Dothan, Alabama. Temple Emanu-El in Dothan seems to have the brightest future thanks largely
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADELRAY BEACH, Florida (SDJW) – Jesse Zel Lurie, a longtime columnist for San Diego Jewish World and many other Jewish publications, died at the age of 103 just prior to the start of Passover. Lurie’s brother Ted had served as editor of the Palestine Post, and Jesse corresponded for the newspaper, now called the Jerusalem
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Obituaries & memorialsRobert W. Taylor, one of the most important figures in the creation of the modern computer and the internet, has died. He was 85. According to his son Kurt Taylor, the scientist died Thursday at his home in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Woodside. He suffered from Parkinson’s disease and other ailments. Taylor’s
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Obituaries & memorials, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — No matter how hard I try, and believe me, I have and do try, passing over Passover is very hard to do if you live in Israel. The countdown to the festival begins for some people one month beforehand, namely, as soon as the previous festival is over
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish Religion, Middle EastPittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney died on Thursday, the team announced. He was 84. No cause of death was released. Rooney was admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He served as general manager of the club from 1975-2003. Rooney’s father, Art, purchased the Steelers in 1933 and the family has run
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Obituaries & memorials, Sports & Competitions, USAOpposition MK Tamar Zandberg (Meretz) on Wednesday announced she would fight the law forbidding public showing of chametz (leavened products) during the Pesach (Passover) holiday. The new proposal would cancel the existing law and allow the public display of chametz during Pesach. It will be proposed immediately following the end of the holiday. Zandberg claims
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastAfter a long-fought battle with leukemia, comedian Charlie Murphy, the older brother of Eddie Murphy, died Wednesday. He was 57. Charlie Murphy was mostly known for his comedic sketches on “Chappelle’s Show.” Murphy also co-wrote some of his brother’s movies and appeared in a few movies such as “Are We There Yet,” “The Boondocks” and
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAComedian and long time “Late Night” show host David Letterman’s mother passed away Tuesday night, according to reports. Dorothy Mengering, who appeared several times on Letterman’s program as his mom from Indiana, passed away at age 95. Ron Bracket of the Tampa Bay Times first reported the news. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mengering’s daughter
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By David Solly Sandler PERTH, Australia — It all started in 1999 on a holiday to London, Israel and South Africa where I met up with many of my brothers and sisters from Arcadia, The South African Jewish Orphanage, where I had spent my childhood from age 3 to 17 (1956-1969). They entrusted me with their
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International, Jewish HistoryThe much lauded Soviet-era writer and poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko has been laid to rest in Moscow. Had lunch at CDL Central house of Writers in Moscow. Beautiful establishment witch was a Mason’s lodge pic.twitter.com/MrzJXBiArH— Telemacus (@msiah) July 28, 2016 Mourners paid their respects at a civil ceremony at the ‘Writers House’ in the Russian capital.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Obituaries & memorialsWashington (dpa) – White House spokesman Sean Spicer was forced to make multiple apologies Tuesday after he apparently overlooked the Holocaust and Adolf Hitler’s use of gas chambers to commit genocide against Jews. The gaffe occurred as Spicer compared Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against his own people to Hitler’s actions in
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Jewish History, USABy Edwin Black SINAI DESERT — Approximately two million Children of Israel are now encamped in the Sinai following their extraordinary exodus from Egypt yesterday. Just days ago, they were slaves to Pharaoh. Today, they are free men and women, destined for self-determination in a land of their own. Only now are the details of
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