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Iran’s attack draws Israel, US closer after weeks of growing tension

— Unqualified public expressions of support for Israel from President Joe Biden. The US and other nations scrambling to protect Israel ...

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Iran launches hundreds of drones at Israel

This is a developing story. — Iran launched missiles and more than 200 drones at Israel late Saturday, in an attack that ...

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Darth Vader, Groucho Marx among names in new Haggadahs

By Philissa Cramer and Penny Schwartz The creators of new Passover Haggadahs focused on Zionism and American patriotism were working on their projects ...


 

News

Iran’s attack draws Israel, US closer after weeks of growing tension

When Iran attacked Israel on Saturday, it pulled Israel out of the isolation it was...

Todays Life

Ohr Shalom in Grand Junction, Colo. (Screenshot via Google Maps Streetview)

Grand Junction Jewish roundup

West of Denver by 244 miles, there’s a lot of activity in Grand Junction. The town’s...

Features

Darth Vader, Groucho Marx among names in new Haggadahs

The creators of new Passover Haggadahs focused on Zionism and American patriotism were...

Opinion

Cast-Iron Potato & Caramelized Onion Kugel (Micah Siva)

Vegetarian Passover? Don’t panic!

When you find out that one of your Shabbat or holiday guests is vegetarian — or worse,...

Leisure

Torah pointer (yad) by Wendell Castle. Silver and stained walnut; hand: sign foam and acrylic paint; table: rosewood, maple wood. 8 in. high. (2004). Barr Foundation collection. (Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia)

Pointers — yads — for the University of Virginia

Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she...

Obituaries

Sunrise, sunset: Shabbat near the North Pole

The rules for the duration of Shabbat are pretty clear: Roughly 25 hours and a few...