Walk in to any Jewish home and ask yourself: what distinguishes it as a Jewish home? There is actually no ritual, biblical obligation concerning the Jewish home, save one: the mezuzah.
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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4/5/12
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There are differences of opinion as to the origin of the word Afikoman--the most common suggestion I’ve seen is that it is a Greek term--and, as far as its translation goes, while it is not entirely clear, it is largely considered to mean “dessert.”
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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4/5/12
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April 9
Levi Yitzchak Library
The LEVI YITZCHAK LIBRARY is pleased to announce that we will be OPEN during Chol Hamoed Pesach!!
Come see the SMALL WONDER PUPPET THEATER:
When: Monday, April 9th at 11 a.m.
Cost: LYL Chai Member - $8, LYL Member - $10, Non-Member - $12
LIBRARY HOURS:
Monday and Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Pesach Video Presentations: Both days at 1:30 and 3:30
Crafts will be available for purchase
Explore * Express * Experience
The LEVI YITZCHAK LIBRARY is located at 564 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst.
For additional information, please call 516-374-BOOK (2665) or email info@lylibrary.org.
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4/5/12
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By the time most of you will be reading this article, it will probably be over a cup of coffee, Shabbat morning.
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By Judy Joszef
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4/5/12
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In a dynamic, fast paced exhortation on Sunday night, Rabbi Dr. Seth Farber laid bare the rift between the religious and marginally or not religious segments of Israeli society and the struggle to heal this wound that, if allowed to fester, could lead to civil war.
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By Malka Eisenberg
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4/5/12
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With Pesach literally just around the corner, I would like to take this opportunity to suggest several Haggadah selections, as well some other learning resources, that, hopefully, will serve to further enhance your holiday.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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4/5/12
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It started 3,500 years ago in the land of Egypt, during the first Passover. Jews were commanded to smear the blood of a slaughtered lamb on the doorposts of their homes so death would pass over them.
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By Jeff Dunetz
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4/5/12
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When it comes to wine for Pesach, people know what they want, says Mitchell Steinberg. Shortly before Rosh Hashanah, he and his partner, Bob Merenstein, took over the Liquor and Wine Warehouse in Lawrence. And they’ve learned a lot about their customers since then.
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By Karen C. Green
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4/5/12
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With a flourish of color, creativity, and determination Artists 4 Israel is working to confront, dispel, and explode negative attitudes and misinformation about Israel through art.
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By Malka Eisenberg
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4/5/12
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In 1934 Leonard Sucher, a City College graduate and practicing lawyer, beat out 500 applicants for a job at the New York Post, the oldest continuously published newspaper in America.
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By Miriam Bradman Abrahams
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4/5/12
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