350 held in Al-Aqsa clashes; rockets from Gaza * Lapid a pig counting money in Haredi outlet cartoon * Karaite Passover * Righteous Springsteen * Op-ed: Overhaul at Seder

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Presented by [Sheba Global]( [Air Force strikes in Gaza after rocket fire; 350 detained in Al-Aqsa clashes]( By Ash Obel, ToI Staff and Agencies IDF says it hit Hamas weapons factory, storage facility in response to attacks; heavy unrest in Jerusalem overnight saw cops enter revered mosque and brawl with rioters at the site [Arab League to meet on Al-Aqsa clashes; Netanyahu: We’re committed to calming tension]( By Ash Obel and AFP [Rockets fired at Gaza border towns following clashes inside Al-Aqsa Mosque]( By ToI Staff [Haredi outlet’s cartoons depict Lapid as a pig, judge as dragon, protester as wolf]( By ToI Staff Opposition leader accuses ultra-Orthodox site of using antisemitic imagery in its caricatures [Police detain several people seeking to carry out animal sacrifice at Temple Mount]( By ToI Staff Cops stop a number of individuals with goats or lambs as they try to bring them to sensitive holy site to perform ancient ritual; act seen as having explosive potential [Police chief warns force will disintegrate if new national guard put under Ben Gvir]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [SCIENCE DOSE]( The Stem Cell Revolution at Sheba Medical Center [As Karaites undergo a resurgence, why is their Passover different from all others?]( By Canaan Lidor An ancient stream of Judaism whose members distrust rabbinical authority, Karaism is seen growing in popularity among skeptical Israelis Op-ed David Horovitz [‘In every generation’: Why Seder is the time to discuss a path out of Israel’s crisis]( The Haggadah tells us to recall our ancestors’ liberation as though we too were redeemed. It’s an annual reminder of how precious our freedom is, and our obligation to protect it [‘They kill each other’: Israel Police chief says it is Arabs’ ‘nature’ to murder]( By ToI Staff Top Arab politician calls for ouster of Shabtai, who accuses Ben Gvir of leaking contents of phone call amid feud over establishment of national guard Top Ops Elchanan Poupko [My letter to Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow prison]( To the detained WSJ reporter: This Passover, as Jewish families celebrate freedom, they will be thinking of you and how your freedom has been stolen Sari Laufer [A sunflower for Ukraine? A tomato for farmworkers? I’m sticking to seder plate basics]( If we need account for every tale of oppression, we risk missing some – and lose the universal truths of the Exodus [Shin Bet chief: Over 200 ‘significant’ terror attacks foiled so far this year]( By ToI Staff Ronen Bar says Israel in ‘a challenging time, both at home and abroad,’ as Netanyahu vows ‘eventually we will get to every terrorist’ [PM fails to mention defense minister in frosty pre-Passover toast]( By Ash Obel [Soldier lightly injured by gunfire during operation in West Bank village]( By ToI Staff [Trump arraigned in New York courtroom, in first for a former US president]( By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz and Will Weissert Businessman, who is seeking return to the White House, pleads not guilty to 34 charges at brief court session over 2016 hush-money payments to porn star, Playboy model [Back at Mar-a-Lago, Trump denounces hush money charges as ‘an insult to our country’]( By Gerard Martinez and Frankie TAGGART [Next year as free men: On Rikers Island, a Passover seder for Jewish inmates]( By Jacob Henry Known for its harsh conditions, the oft-overlooked NYC prison allows a yearly ritual that provides a rare ray of hope for those incarcerated there — and the volunteers who lead it [Blasts heard in northern Israel as Iron Dome fires at false threat]( By ToI Staff Military says preliminary information indicates interceptor missiles were launched in error, with country on edge before Passover and after rockets fired from Gaza [Israeli strikes on Syria intensify as tensions with Iran rise]( By Agencies [After airstrikes, Syria warns Israel not to drag region toward ‘total escalation’]( By ToI Staff ToI podcast [What Matters Now to archaeologist Prof. Yonatan Adler: The origins of Judaism]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Ariel University prof discusses his ‘excavation’ into the evidence for the practice of the Jewish religion – and points to when we know with certainty that Passover was observed [Iran claims it foiled drone attack on defense facility in Isfahan]( By ToI Staff Authorities say no damage caused to facility; incident comes as Israel appears to step up activities against Iranian interests in Syria [Iran’s supreme leader: Israel’s demise coming faster than I expected]( By ToI Staff [Official: Pakistanis nabbed before attack on Athens Chabad had Iran-based handler]( By ToI Staff Concert review [Proving it all night, 73-year-old Springsteen rocks a first-timer’s socks off in NYC]( By Jordan Hoffman At an April 3 show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, The Boss treats fans to a non-stop 3-hour set, making a $334 dream come true for a nice Jewish boy who shares his NJ hometown A story of hope [Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover with fresh start and new Haggadah]( By Jessica Steinberg ‘For Our Freedom’ includes vivid illustrations by Kyiv-born Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi [Artistic freedom on display at historic high school’s Passover biennale]( By Jessica Steinberg The first Autonomous Art Biennale opens at Gymnasia Herzliya in Tel Aviv, offering ‘Experiments in Learning’ [CRM]( [The fifth question: What makes Trader Joe’s matzah different from all other matzahs?]( By Jackie Hajdenberg More Headlines [Worst-kept secret? In tweet, ex-PM Barak seems to confirm Israel has nuclear weapons]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu speaks with UAE leader, says they agreed to meet; no confirmation from UAE]( By Ash Obel [Columbia University to open research center in Tel Aviv amid divisions among faculty]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Protesters force cancelation of Brazil university event promoting Israeli academia]( By Canaan Lidor [Food welfare organizations report sharp rise in requests as Passover approaches]( By ToI Staff [Cypriots priced out as Israelis, Russians eye properties in coastal city]( By Anaïs LLOBET [Nikki Fried, Jewish head of Florida Democrats, arrested at abortion rights rally]( By Ben Sales [French dairy giant Danone leads $3.5m investment into Israeli cultured milk startup]( By Sharon Wrobel [Israeli diamond tycoon loses appeal in Swiss graft case, faces jail time]( By AFP [Turkey’s feathers ruffled by Haifa’s newly unveiled Armenian Genocide Square]( By Canaan Lidor [Ladbrokes owner Entain snaps up Israeli livescore sports media firm in $160m deal]( By Sharon Wrobel [State of the arts / Tel Aviv Museum of Art among 50 most popular museums worldwide]( By Jessica Steinberg [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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