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Tripoli, Libya — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, now serving his final term in the United States Senate, has accepted an offer to serve as the new leader of Libya, the North African oil rich nation. The surprise announcement ended months of curious speculation about his career plans after announcing last year that he would not […]

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For our upcoming Passover editions, The Jewish Week is seeking memories of our readers' holiday firsts. Do you have a poignant or amusing story of a first seder, the first time you led a seder, the family's first seder after a death in the family, the first time after you converted to Judaism, the first […]

Candlelighting, Readings: Shabbat candles: 5:38 p.m. Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35 Haftarah: I Kings 18:1-39 Havdalah: 6:38 p.m.                                                 What could redound to the praise of Israel at this low point in their spiritual history, worshipping the Golden Calf so soon after Sinai? In the bloody aftermath of this betrayal, God’s decision not to go up with them […]

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