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06 Apr

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Beyond the matzo: Finding a global meaning in Passover

by · April 6, 2012 · 7 Comments

Celebrating Passover by candlelight in Tanzania

When I was growing up, Passover was the holiday where I sat around a table with my family reading the story of our distant ancestors, eating strange food combinations like raw horseradish, herbs dipped in vinegar, and chanting prayers that always seemed too long. It was the week I reluctantly had to explain to all [...]

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07 Feb

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In Iranian film ‘A Separation’ the personal is political

by · February 7, 2012 · 2 Comments

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Iranian film A Separation, now playing in Seattle at the Egyptian, has been met with almost freakish levels of acclaim: Its scored 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, has been almost universally praised by critics, and is up for two Oscars. If you’re groaning a little inside imagining a foreign film that everybody loved because they felt like they [...]

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