After morning violence on Temple Mt., Friday prayers end peacefully * Kotel rabbi: No sacrifices on Mt. * Seder in Ukraine * Feminist ’foremother’ Marcia Falk’s haggadah

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, April 15, 2022 [Over 150 injured, 400 arrested as Palestinians clash with cops on Temple Mount]( By [Emanuel Fabian, Aaron Boxerman and TOI staff]( [Officers enter flashpoint holy site on 2nd Friday of Ramadan after morning prayers, as Muslim worshipers throw stones at Western Wall; 3 Israeli police also hurt in skirmish]( [Afternoon Ramadan prayers end peacefully at al-Aqsa following morning melee]( By [TOI staff]( [IDF closes off West Bank, Gaza for Passover after skirmishes in Jerusalem]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Despite the danger, Ukrainian Jews prepare to celebrate Passover in public seders]( By [Cnaan Liphshiz]( [The threat of violence, curfews and supply-chain disruptions are complicating the holiday efforts, but thousands still plan to partake in festivities]( [UK freezes over $13 billion in assets from pair of Abramovich lieutenants]( By [TOI staff]( [Haifa man moderately hurt in suspected terror stabbing; teen girl arrested]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [47-year-old found wounded in park near city hall; police say assault likely a nationalistic attack after questioning 15-year-old; father says she planned attack in Jerusalem]( [Amid violence on Temple Mount, Ra’am warns coalition in danger; PM holds assessment]( By [TOI staff]( [‘Continued harm to al-Aqsa is red line for us,’ Islamist party head says after 100 hurt, 400 arrested at Jerusalem holy site; PA, Palestinian terror groups, Jordan condemn police]( [Hamas leader Sinwar sent a Hebrew letter to Netanyahu during 2018 truce talks]( By [TOI staff]( [Senior US diplomat calls family of Palestinian woman shot dead by IDF]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Chief of embassy’s Palestinian Affairs Unit expresses condolences to Ghada Sabateen’s family in rare decision to weigh in on killing of Palestinian who isn’t a US citizen]( [In holiday call with Herzog, US VP expresses solidarity with Israel amid terror wave]( By [Jacob Magid]( Israel media review [Timing bomb: What the press is saying about fights and flights]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Tensions in Jerusalem are boiling over, to nobody’s surprise, and an oft-jailed suspect nobody ever suspected becomes the center of a cold case, shining a harsh light on police]( [Western Wall rabbi: Bringing sacrifices to Temple Mount is barred by Chief Rabbinate]( By [TOI staff]( [Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch reiterates ban after several extremists nabbed for planning to sacrifice goat at Jerusalem holy site; also urges Muslim leaders to call for end of clashes]( Interview [Jewish feminism ‘foremother’ Marcia Falk publishes lyrical haggadah]( By [Renee Ghert-Zand]( [Pathbreaking poet and liturgist offers innovative take on text by highlighting biblical Exodus over rabbinic commentary. 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