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Passover 2007
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Moscow making its own matzah With its new matzah bakery ramping up this Passover season, the Former Soviet Union's largest Jewish group hopes to gradually replace imported Israeli matzah with a domestic version, at a huge savings.
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| Students abroad eye seder invites American college students may not seek out Jewish life when they're taking a semester or year abroad, but say they easily could be coaxed to experience it with even a modicum of outreach from local communities. |
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'April Aggravation' for mixed couples December may be the cruelest month for intermarried families, with the annual tug-of-war between Christmas and Chanukah, but dilemmas surface again in the spring with Passover and Easter -- especially when they fall in the same week, as happens this year.
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An exodus from seder’s heavy fare To balance the hard-boiled eggs, glistening casseroles and meaty entrees on seder tables, enlightened Passover hosts often select side dishes brimming with fresh produce. They’re filling but light, tasty and attractive.
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| Passover: seven or eight days? Younger American Jews returning from Israel programs want to adopt the practice of observing Passover for seven days in solidarity with the Jewish state.
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New exodus: Jewish players in '07 It seems appropriate that baseball and Passover should share opening days this year, given the exodus of Jewish players to new teams.
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| Is pot kosher for Pesach? Here's a fifth question for this year's seder: What makes this herb different from all others? The Green Leaf Party, a small Israeli political party that supports legalizing pot, has announced that marijuana may not be kosher for Passover.
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| At Passover, tapping elders' spirituality Holiday celebrations are one of many challenges facing elderly Jews, who today more than ever enjoy post-retirement years of good health and vitality, but have different spiritual needs than other demographic groups.
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Rebbetzin aids Jerusalem poor A Yemenite octogenarian known all over Israel for her good works has become a lifeline for some of Jerusalem's neediest, delivering hope in the form of food packages and small kindnesses.
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| Seder marks 'Second Exodus' A pre-Passover seder hosted by Jews who immigrated to Israel from Egypt offers an opportunity for old friends to reunite, eat their favorite Egyptian foods and relive fading memories from Cairo and Alexandria.
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| Catering to a cook's talents The "Women Cook Up a Business" program, which offers training and financing to help women launch small catering businesses, has given one Jerusalem family a new lease on life.
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Chabad "megasite" includes an online Haggadah, guides to cleaning and koshering your home and a series of audio classes on Passover law and preparation. Also has an international seder directory.
