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Sweden’s housing minister tendered his resignation after comparing Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians to the way Jews were treated by the Nazis.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven told a news conference in Stockholm on Monday that he had received and approved Mehmet Kaplan’s resignation letter.

Kaplan, who was born in Turkey, made

the remarks in 2009, five years before he entered Sweden’s center-left government as a member of the Green Party, a junior member of the government coalition, Reuters reported. The remarks were first reported last week by the Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

Kaplan also has been accused of being affiliated with members of radical organizations, according to the news

website The Local-Sweden. Last week he was seen in newly released photos of a dinner attended by representatives of an ultranationalist Turkish organization called The Grey Wolves.‎

“I have always worked against extremism of all kinds,” Kaplan told reporters on Monday.

In January, Sweden’s foreign minister, Margot Wallstrom, called for

an investigation of Israel’s killing of Palestinian attackers during a wave of stabbing attacks and other violence that began in October, calling them “extrajudicial executions.”

In November, Wallstrom linked the Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130, which were blamed on the Islamic State, to perceived hopelessness among the Palestinians.

Swedish housing minister resigns over ’09 comments comparing Israel, Nazis

Three Christian bishops were among tens of thousands who took part Sunday in the March of the Living in Hungary, as well as the country’s largest anti-racist rally of the year.

“It is a historic moment, when the leaders of the Christian and the

Jewish religion are on the same stage together,” Gabor Gordon, the head of the March of the Living Hungary Foundation, said in his introduction.

It marked the first time that three Christian bishops took part together in the march, which is held annually

to commemorate the deportation of Hungarian Jewry to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and gave speeches on the same stage. March of the Living is now in its 14th year.

Janos Szekely, a Roman Catholic bishop, said: “We are here now at the

March of the Living in Budapest to express our pain and repentance over the killing of more than half a million Hungarian Jewish compatriots.”

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downtown Dohany Street Synagogue and ended at the downtown Basilica, the largest Catholic Church in Budapest.

It began with a moment of silence in memory of Imre Kertész, the Hungarian Jewish writer who died earlier this month at 87, and whose Holocaust novels won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002.

The largest applause was for Hungarian Chief Rabbi Robert Frolich, who in his address was openly critical of the Christian churches.

“What if the doors of the Basilica had been left open then, during the Holocaust? … But the doors were not open, the Basilica was closed when it needed to be open,” he said.

Numerous diplomats attended the rally, including the Israeli ambassador to Hungary, Ilan Mor.

“This is now the

March of the Living and not as it was 72 years ago, when it was the March of the Dead,” Mor said. “Now this is the March of Hope.”

The star of the Academy Award-winning Hungarian film “Son of Saul,” Géza Röhrig, also appeared at the event.

The Hungarian branch of the March of the Living Foundation, ahead of the March of the Living to Auschwitz, also holds an annual anti-xenophobic and anti-racist rally in Hungary.

Other events on Sunday included the dedication of a memorial statue in Budapest to the some 100,000 forced laborers during World War II, The monument in the 8th District, which had a large Jewish population before the Holocaust, was created by Hungarian-Israeli artist Dan Reisinger.

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John Kasich talks faith, not politics, at Orthodox NY synagogueJohn Kasich gave an impromptu 20-

minute speech about hope and religious faith to a suburban New York Orthodox synagogue.

The Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate avoided politics in the address Saturday to hundreds of congregants at Long Island’s Great Neck Synagogue, Newsday reported.

Kasich — who is second in the New York Republican primary polls ahead of Tuesday’s vote, about 30 points behind leader Donald Trump — told the modern

Orthodox congregation that religion helped him forgive the drunken driver who killed his parents in a car crash in 1987. He was raised Catholic but now attends an Anglican church.

However, when asked by a reporter outside after the speech about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Kasich emphasized that he is “not a neutral broker when it comes to Israel.”

“The one thing I said was that the Israelites have entered the promised land, and they will always be in the promised

land, forever – until the end of human history,” he said. “Right now, I don’t think the Israelis have a willing partner for peace.”

The two-term governor also told reporters that anti-Semitism “will not be tolerated on our college campuses.”

After his synagogue speech, Kasich was heading to the PJ Bernstein Jewish deli on the Upper West Side.

“I’m currently working on a secret plan to delay the primary so I can spend more time eating in New York,” Kasich

told reporters outside the synagogue.According to The New York Times,

Kasich ate chicken soup with kreplach at the deli but declined a pastrami sandwich.

“I’ve eaten so much that I can’t eat anymore,” he said.

Kasich trails by a significant margin in the overall delegate count with 145 to Trump’s 758 and Cruz’s 553.

Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors clash at UNIsraeli and Palestinian ambassadors

traded barbs during a U.N. Security Council meeting Monday.

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon deviated from his speech at the monthly meeting to demand that the Palestinian representative condemn acts of terrorism, several media outlets reported.

“Shame on you for glorifying terrorism!” Danon said.

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour retorted: “Shame on you for killing Palestinian children!”

After the Security Council president called them to order, Danon said to Mansour: “You cannot say it here.

Palestinian children are looking at you right now. ‘I condemn all acts of terrorism’: one sentence you cannot say. Shame on you for that.”

“Let my people be free! Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you! You are an occupier,” Mansour replied.

Earlier at the meeting, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the council and, according to Reuters, welcomed recent efforts by both sides that “have contributed to a reduction of tensions in recent weeks.”

“Israelis and Palestinians need their leaders to elevate public discourse above mutual accusations and to engage in a

constructive dialogue that can rebuild the trust that has all but evaporated,” Ban said.

The council debate came as Palestinians are pushing the United Nations to pass a resolution demanding that Israel stop all settlement construction in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem. The United States vetoed a similar resolution in 2011, but it is not yet clear whether it will do so this time.

Also at the meeting, Renana Meir, whose mother, Dafna, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in January, addressed the council on behalf of the Israeli mission, the Times of Israel reported.

“It is difficult to express in words the deep pain and unbearable longing. This sense of loss breaks our heart and our soul,” she said. “With broken hearts we ask the international community for help. We hear those who say that terror is a result of frustration, and we ask — is there anything more frustrating than what we have endured?”

Dafna Meir, 38, was stabbed to death in front of her children on Jan. 17 in her house in the West Bank settlement of Otniel.

Passover 5776 It is one of the most recognized tunes

at the Passover seder. Dayenu - it would have been enough.

Every year, the lyrics take us through the Israelites’ escape from Egyptian slavery and their journey through the desert, as we sing about each gift - each miracle - that G-d bestowed and how each alone would have sufficed. It would have been enough had G-d only taken us out of Egypt, without also punishing the Egyptians. It would have been enough had G-d split the sea, without also leading us to dry land. It would have been enough had G-d brought us to Mount Sinai, but not given us the Torah.

What? It would have been enough had G-d not given us the Torah?

The Torah is foundational to Judaism. It contains our narrative, our laws, our ethics, even our calendar. If G-d had not given us the Torah, dayenu, it would have sufficed?

Why would we say that?

This question makes me think back to a teacher I had who suggested that our standing at Sinai and declaring na’aseh v’nishma - we will do and we will hear - formed the basis for Dayenu.

As Jews, we have a responsibility to do, even when we are without.

Throughout our more recent history, many of us have too often had to live without our Torah, forbidden from practicing our religion. We lived in exile, often under harsh conditions. Even then, na’aseh, we did when we were without. Think of the conversos who, during the Inquisition, lit Shabbat candles in darkened rooms, hidden from the outside world. Of the concentration camp inmates who somehow managed to light the hanukiah or hold a seder. Or of the Soviet Jews who secretly made matzah - a product forbidden for sale - in their homes.

This year, as family and friends young and old come to our seder tables and declare, “Let all who are hungry come and eat,” we will retell our Biblical story of redemption.

But more than that, we need to tell our story of today - the story of Jews around the world who are challenged, displaced, fearful of being openly Jewish, trying to have eyes in the backs of their heads, as they walk in Jaffa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, in Paris and in Brussels.

Monday in Jerusalem, a horrific act of violence - the first bus bombing in over two years - wounded at least 20 innocent Israeli civilians. As we come together for the seder this week, let us say a special prayer for those who have lost loved ones to senseless violence, and ask for lasting peace.

Federation works to ensure that our family around the world is safe and secure. We can be proud that what we do touches the lives of so many people.

Whether it’s providing crisis relief following a natural disaster; meeting the needs of Holocaust survivors; maintaining a social safety net for Jews and others, wherever they may be; supporting job training both here at home and in Israel; fighting anti-Semitism and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement; or

boosting Jewish education, Federation continues to work with our partners worldwide to improve life for our Jewish brothers and sisters.

Our partners JDC and The Jewish Agency for Israel - the former meeting the emergency needs for so many in Ukraine, and the latter supporting the recent rescue of Yemeni Jews - both do their work in very precarious conditions and fulfill our mission on the front lines.

As we sit at our seder tables, laughing and sharing, singing Dayenu and thanking G-d for the miracles of redemption, let us make certain that we share the story of how our collective work today ensures that we are still fulfilling our promise to G-d that na’aseh v’nishma, we will do and we will hear.

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Helping Kids Maintain a Healthy Bar/Bat Mitzvah MindsetThe modern American bar mitzvah,

it is, by its very nature a meeting (at times a collision) of vastly different worlds. Carefree Jewish childhood meets responsible Jewish adulthood. Meaningful religious ceremony meets glitzy secular celebration. Ancient Jewish tradition meets 21st century excess. With so many polarities at play, it’s no wonder that focusing on the mitzvah instead of the bar (food, salad and otherwise) is among the defining challenges of modern Jewish parenthood.

And if we parents find it tough to remain centered when it comes to our children’s Judaic rites of passage, our kids find it that much tougher. In fact, if our budding b’nai mitzvah had their

way, they’d likely skip the ceremony altogether and dive headfirst into the party!

Still, just as we make sure our kids eat a balanced dinner before letting them dive into dessert, it’s our parental responsibility to help them maintain a healthy bar/bat mizvah mindset. The following suggestions will help ensure your child has a chance to savor the spiritual meat and potatoes of his or her bar or bat mitzvah ceremony; and that the hot-fudge sundae of a follow-up party remains exactly what it’s meant to be - a sweet treat at the end of a yummy and nourishing journey.

Have a Family Focus SessionA few months out of your child’s big

day, before crunch-time sets in, sit your

crew down for a pre-simcha pow-wow. Talk about the significance of becoming a bar/bat mitzvah (the official kick-off of a Jewish child’s lifelong obligation to study Judaism, embrace its beliefs, practice its customs, and obey its laws) and what it means to your child and family in terms of personal and spiritual growth. Discuss the history of this core Jewish ceremony and how fortunate we are to be living in a place and time when we can freely and openly celebrate it. (Should you need a bit of help on this front, Eric Kimmel’s “Bar Mitzvah: A Jewish Boy’s Coming of Age or Bat Mitzvah: A Jewish Girl’s Coming of Age” present the religious, cultural and historical aspects of the bar/bat mitzvah in a lively, kid-friendly

way.) Create a list of what you hope your

child and family will take away from the bar/bat mitzvah experience (i.e. Jewish commitment, lasting family memories, appreciation and reverence for our beautiful, longstanding traditions). Spend some time talking about the outcomes you consider less important (i.e. hosting a five-course meal for business colleagues). Finally, come up with a game plan for staying focused on those elements that matter most to you and your family. (Tip: You may want to type up a list of your family bar/bat mitzvah goals and hang it prominently in your home just in case you need a

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For many brides and grooms, the ketubah signing that precedes the veiled walk down the aisle has a bit of mystery about it. They may not be sure exactly what the ancient Aramaic text says, but the signing ceremony sets just the right air of solemnity as a prelude to the veiled walk down the aisle.

Some couples who do read the text carefully encounter a document that seems at least mildly chauvinist, with the husband taking an active role and the wife only consenting to become his wife. Although some couples decide to write their own egalitarian ketubah and forego the traditional document, many decide to also have a standard ketubah.

Donna Frieze, a convert to Judaism, had an additional kosher ketubah to ensure the legality of her marriage.

“Later in life,” she said, “we don’t know if we or our children would want to go to Israel and if there would be any question about our marriage.”

Despite concerns by feminists with the male-oriented language of the ketubah, the document originally developed as an insurance policy to protect the bride if the marriage ends -- either through divorce or death of the husband.

The most fundamental role of the ketubah, said Rabbi Yosef Blau, spiritual advisor at Yeshiva University, is to elucidate the responsibilities and obligations a husband accepts in a marriage. According to Maurice Lamm’s the “Jewish Way in Love and Marriage,” the ketubah specifies that the husband is setting aside 200 silver zuzim, called a mohar, that will be paid to the bride in the event of

his death or a divorce. The husband also agrees in the

ketubah to support his wife with food, clothing, and “other necessary benefits,” which the Talmud defines as satisfactory conjugal relations.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs, a Conservative rabbi who was ordained in 2003, maintained that a ketubah can express greater mutuality and still be in consonance with Jewish law. Using as a basis for her ketubah a document created by Rabbi Gordon Tucker and posted, with commentary, at www.ritualwell.org, Rabbi Jacobs and her husband Guy Austrian expressed mutual responsibility for each other in their ketubah: “The groom and bride also agreed of their own free will to work for one another, to honor, support, and nurture one another, to live together as a family, and to create

their home in love, companionship, peace, and friendship as befits the sons and daughters of Israel.”

The traditional ketubah also lists two additional transfers of property. One is the bride’s dowry, or nedunya, of silver, gold, valuables, clothing, and household furnishings, which the groom accepts in the sum of 100 zuzim. The second is an additional 100 zuzim, called tosefet ketubah, that the groom provides as a wedding gift to the bride. In the Sefardic world, the tosefet ketubah is often a negotiated sum that is specified in the currency of the land.

The groom must secure these monetary obligations with a lien on his property: “I take upon myself and my heirs after me,” reads the ketubah, “the surety of this ketubah, of the dowry, and

Commitments Made When Signing Traditional Ketubah

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little reminder as things progress…) Perform Some Pre Bar-Mitzvah

Family MitzvotWhat better way to keep the

momentum going from your family focus session than with some familial acts of gemilut chasadim – acts of loving kindness?! Not only will turning your crew into a mitzvah brigade benefit others, it will keep your family on the spiritual track as they coast into the big weekend – and far beyond.

Try to organize mitzvot that reflect the bar/bat mitzvah child’s interests. If your son is a nature lover for example, go to a local park and pick up litter; or plant some flowers for an elderly neighbor. If your daughter is an avid reader, go door to door collecting gently used books to donate to underprivileged children. Families of artsy kids can create cheerful get well cards and bring them to a local hospital, while those of animal loving kiddies can volunteer for the morning at a local animal shelter (heads up though - this particular act of gemilut chasadim landed me a high-maintenance - albeit very cute - lab/something mix).

Call your local Jewish Family Services for specific volunteer opportunity in your community or visit www.pointsoflight.org , a Washington DC based volunteer center national network.

Bring the Parsha to LifeThe main event of the bar mitzvah

ceremony is a Jewish child’s first

crack at reading from the Torah; a shining moment at which the bar mitzvah symbolically receives the holy scroll, just as the nation of Israel did thousands of years ago. Considering the momentousness of the occasion, a child’s bar mitzvah parsha will forever hold a special place in his heart. (And if the moment alone weren’t enough to forge an intimate connection between the bar mitzvah kid and his portion, those hours spent writing the D’var Torah and months of tedious trope practice are sure to seal the deal!) We would be amiss, therefore, not to seize the opportunity to bring to bring this nugget of Jewish text to life for our child and family.

Begin by breaking out a translated copy of the child’s portion and reading your it aloud in English. Spend some time reflecting on the biblical events of the week and discuss how they might relate to modern day life. If your child is still having trouble connecting with the text, track down a copy of “Tell it From the Torah” (Simcha Media) by Gedalia Peterseil where you’ll find kid-friendly Torah translations, parsha-related activities and even biblical jokes and humor. Or tap into your dramatic side by performing a humorous parsha-inspired skit from “Sedra Scenes” (Behrman House) by Stan J. Beiner.

There’s also a growing trend toward integrating the bar/bat mitzvah Torah portion into the evening celebration. Find innovative ideas for achieving

this text/party connection in “Mitzvah Chic” (Fireside) by Gail Anthony Greenberg.

Take a Stroll Down Memory Lane

Among the fundamental components of the bar/bat mitzvah is the notion of l’dor v’dor, the passing of Jewish ritual and responsibility from generation to generation. In this sense of continuity – of being embedded in longstanding tradition - we have, perhaps, our most powerful means of keeping our children grounded throughout the bar mitzvah process. When we place excessive focus on party planning, however, pouring our energies into an over-the-top blowout that seems to pronounce our child the epicenter of the universe,

we quickly lose this precious sense of connection with past and future generations.

We can bring our kids (and ourselves) back into the l’dor v’dor frame of mind by sharing memories of our own bar or bat mitzvah. So unearth those dusty photo albums, reminisce with your kids about that grumpy bar mitzvah tutor, or try reciting your own Torah or Haftorah portion once again. All these things help our children grasp that they aren’t just living in the moment; that they are part of a multimillennial chain of Jewish people - of something much bigger and grander than any party could ever be.

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