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From Isaac Abravanel's haggadah, published in Altona, Germany, 1763. (Photo/Flickr-Library and Archives of Canada CC BY 2.0)
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The haggadah tells us to work for the liberation of all

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg March 29, 2018April 2, 2018
Rabbi Serena Eisenberg and Israel's then-Consul General Shlomi Kofman at the AJC Diplomats Seder at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, March 22, 2018. (Photo/AJC-Mariah Tiffany)
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22 international diplomats, 70 Jews, one Passover seder

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 29, 2018April 3, 2020
Gefilte fish often starts the festive meal — leaving guests eagerly awaiting the next course. (Photos/JTA-William Thomas Cain-Getty Images)
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Which jokes not to laugh at, plus other tips for non-Jews attending their first seder

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 28, 2018April 2, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Hannah Cosey CC BY 2.0)
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Dads shop for cool jeans. Or are they dad jeans? Cue the confusion.

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener March 26, 2018April 2, 2018
Cipe Pineles’ lettering and illustrations for borscht in her manuscript that would become "Leave Me Alone with the Recipes"
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Found manuscript becomes a cookbook and homage to famed designer Cipe Pineles

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 25, 2018March 23, 2018
Zach Braff in "Alex, Inc."
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Zach Braff’s new show; Camp Ramah on ‘Goldbergs’; Judd Apatow’s new Gary Shandling doc

by Nate Bloom March 25, 2018March 23, 2018
"Elijah and the Angel," by George Richmond, ca.  1825 (Image/Tate CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
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On this Passover, open the door to better days ahead

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman March 23, 2018March 23, 2018
For her work on "Mudbound," Rachel Morrison received the first ever Oscar cinematography nomination for a woman.
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‘Black Panther’ cinematographer is the first woman nominated for an Oscar in her field

by Nate Bloom March 22, 2018March 23, 2018
"The Circumcision of Isaac," Regensburg Pentateuch, ca. 1300
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Am I not allowed to know how to convert my child?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler March 20, 2018
Evan Bernstein, left, and Oren Segal discussing the arrest of a St. Louis man charged in connection with bomb threats against JCCs, at the Anti-Defamation League national headquarters in New York City, March 3, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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‘Nobody is talking about anti-Semitism.’ Are you kidding?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll March 19, 2018March 20, 2018

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