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Gaza war forces cancelation of Tunisia’s annual Jewish pilgrimage – The Jerusalem Post

| April 20, 2024

The organising committee of a Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Djerba synagogue cancelled the annual celebration due to the war in Gaza, the head of the organising committee Perez Trabelsi told Reuters on Friday. Trabelsi added that the annual pilgrimage will be reduced to limited rituals only inside the temple, and expects a very small number to arrive from France due to the tense situation in the Middle East. "How do we celebrate when people die every day?," he said

How long does Passover last? All about the Jewish holiday – The Cincinnati Enquirer

| April 20, 2024

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At This Chicago Dive Bar, Matzo Ball Soup Is the Malort Chaser of Choice – Eater Chicago

| April 20, 2024

Chris and Calvin Marty, the owners behind Best Intentions, say they dont make a big deal that theyre Jewish. The brothers, who opened their Logan Square bar in 2015, grew up in Cambridge, Wisconsin, a village about 60 miles west of Milwaukee and with a population of about 1,600.

Jewish Voice for Peace to host ‘Anti-Zionist’ Passover Seder at Western Washington University – Campus Reform

| April 20, 2024

Western Washington Universitys chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is set to host an Anti-Zionist Passover Seder on April 22. The pro-Palestinian groupannounced on Instagram: Were organizing our first JVP Passover seder

Carol Kane Brings Her Jewish Chops to ‘Dinner With the Parents’ Kveller – Kveller.com

| April 20, 2024

If you watch the new Amazon Freevee show Dinner With the Parents, based on the British sitcom Friday Night Dinner, you will be delighted, by, well, all of it. But specifically, you will be delighted by Carol Kane as the most extra of Jewish grandmothers, who has a thick Eastern European accent, some of the best unexpected jokes, and who also brings some surprisingly meaningful moments of Jewishness to the fore like a scene in which she chants the Mourners Kaddish in the most impeccable way. According to Dan Bakkedahl, who plays the Langer family patriarch in the series, it was Kane who kept them honest and close to Jewish tradition.

FBI on alert as Jewish Long Islanders prepare to celebrate Passover – News 12 Long Island

| April 20, 2024

The FBI says it's on alert for threats to Jewish places of worship nationwide, as millions of Jewish Long Islanders prepare for Passover on Monday. FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke about the threats during a meeting with Secure Community Network, a Jewish community nonprofit safety and training organization. "We at the FBI are closely tracking these very real threats that have your communities on edge and were actively hitting back at the perpetrators full force, said Wray.

Leaders of major US Jewish orgs pen letter to Congress imploring passage of foreign aid bills – The Jerusalem Post

| April 20, 2024

Congress must meet the urgency of the moment and support its ally Israel, leadership from the Anti-Defamation League, AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organization and Jewish Federations of North America say in a letter to members of Congress on Friday morning written after the vote for the national security supplemental bills was set for Saturday. The bill is set to provide Israel with more than $26 billion of military and security aid

FBI investigating hoax threats against local Catholic, Jewish organizations – WTAE Pittsburgh

| April 20, 2024

The FBI confirmed it is investigating numerous threats of violence communicated to schools and houses of worship in Western Pennsylvania over the last 48 hours. The Diocese of Pittsburgh said a school received two concerning emails through the area of their website where people can request a tour. The diocese immediately shared those emails with diocesan security officers, local police, and the FBI

With a Fresh Look and Recipes, Manischewitz Courts a New Generation – The New York Times

| April 20, 2024

Something wasnt quite right about the chicken soup. The team at Manischewitz had gathered in the test kitchen at the companys headquarters in Bayonne, N.J., last year to taste the latest version of one of their new offerings. But it wasnt hitting the notes they were aiming for.

FBI watching for threats to Jewish Americans ahead of Passover, Wray says – The Hill

| April 20, 2024

The FBI is monitoring for threats against Jewish Americans ahead of the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, adding that the number was already high before Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel.  Wray mentioned the FBI’s work in investigating anti-Jewish hate crimes while speaking at an event Wednesday hosted by the Secure Community Network, the largest Jewish security organization on the continent.  “Today, we at the bureau remain particularly concerned that lone actors could target large gatherings, high-profile events, or symbolic or religious locations for violence — particularly a concern, of course, as we look to the start of Passover on Monday evening,” he said.


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