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  • April 2008

    • Matzo Shortage Plagues Passover in Calif.

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 22, 08 1:38 PM CDT

      Matzo Shortage Plagues Passover in Calif.

      With Passover in full swing, Jews in the San Francisco area are enduring a shortage of matzo, the Chronicle reports. Most grocers were cleaned out Friday or Saturday, the first day of the observance, and with the holiday stretching to the weekend, the observant wonder how they'll manage without the staple food. More »

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      California  • Jews  • holiday  • Judaism  • Bay Area  • Passover  • matzo

    • Pope Makes History With Visit to US Synagogue

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 19, 08 5:14 AM CDT

      Pope Makes History With Visit to US Synagogue

      Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff to ever set foot inside an American synagogue with his visit to New York's Park East Synagogue yesterday, the New York Times reports. Benedict, presented with matzo, a Seder plate and a Passover prayer book, spoke to the congregation of "building bridges of friendship" but didn't touch on any thorny issues. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Judaism  • synagogue  • Passover  • matzo

    • Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 18, 08 2:54 PM CDT

      Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

      Jewish families are facing a culinary crisis: a shortage of margarine that’s kosher for Passover. The lack of available stick margarine in particular is frustrating cooks who bake confections that offset the holiday’s ban on leavening, the Wall Street Journal reports. "There are so few really tasty things at Passover that when you find a great recipe and you can't find an ingredient, you despair," says one frustrated baker. More »

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      religion  • Jewish  • Passover  • kosher  • margarine

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