ToI’s weekly deep dive: A very Karaite Passover * UK Labour antisemitism whistleblower * Drone blood deliveries * Podcast: What Matters Now to archaeologist Yonatan Adler

[Times of Israel]( [Weekly Deep Dive]( Sunday, April 9, 2023 [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 [Minister behind overhaul admits it would end democracy, falsely claims he’s fixed it]( Levin acknowledges the law he’d planned for years would, unthinkably, have given the coalition control of all branches of government. But now he says he’s solved that. He hasn’t [Op-ed / Our enemies smell weakness]( By David Horovitz [Op-ed / ‘In every generation’: Why Seder is the time to discuss a path out of Israel’s crisis]( By David Horovitz Analysis [Sinking in polls, Netanyahu belatedly bids to take control of his chaotic coalition]( By Haviv Rettig Gur Sobered by declining popularity, PM is seeking to impose a new strategy of quiet on his unruly allies — while gearing up for a relaunch of the judiciary fight [Political diary / The Hundred Days War: Chronicles of a government in chaos and a nation at the brink]( By Tal Schneider [Analysis / Is Netanyahu’s government botching the Abraham Accords?]( By Lazar Berman Interview [After backlash for exposing UK Labour antisemitism, how John Ware won back his name]( By Robert Philpot Following his 2019 segment on BBC’s ‘Panorama,’ veteran journalist has gone to court to prevent Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters from sweeping their party’s problems under the rug Interview [US envoy Lipstadt: Antisemitism won’t disappear, but we have the power to address it]( By Jacob Magid After record number of antisemitic incidents in US last year, Biden ambassador suggests measuring her success by how many foreign governments are seriously dealing with Jew-hatred [US federal probe finds University of Vermont mishandled antisemitism allegations]( By Luke Tress [Turkey’s feathers ruffled by Haifa’s newly unveiled Armenian Genocide Square]( By Canaan Lidor Top Ops Tadhg Cleary [Moshe’s first attempt at freedom just wasn’t enough]( Alleviating suffering is important, but we have to be able to envision a vibrant and viable future beyond the suffering James Inverne [Because of this government, I’m eating hametz]( I am appalled at the idea of forcing ill people to bow to religious laws that they may or may not share, at a time when they are at their most vulnerable Mandy Garver [The four strong women of the Pesach story]( The annihilation of the Israelite children was defeated by Shifra, Puah, Pharoah’s daughter and Miriam – and the moral compass they shared 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 Interview [Malka Leifer accuser takes solace in ‘collective win’ after partial guilty verdict]( By Jacob Magid Nicole Meyer says inability to secure personal justice alongside her two sisters is something she’ll have to grapple with, but she plans to move forward and be a voice for victims Ukraine War [Matzah factory survives a Russian strike as Ukraine Jews prepare Passover under fire]( By Lazar Berman Dnipro bakery shaken by drone attack as it prepares tons of matzah for Seder; rabbis see rise in interest from unaffiliated Jews [A story of hope / Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover with fresh start and new Haggadah]( By Jessica Steinberg [CRM]( 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 Concert review [Proving it all night, 73-year-old Springsteen rocks a first-timer’s socks off in NYC]( By Jordan Hoffman [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’ [Tel Aviv Museum of Art among 50 most popular museums worldwide]( By Jessica Steinberg [Channeling late mom Bambi, Tovah Sheleg gives voice to Jerusalem protesters]( By Jessica Steinberg Health [Israel tests drone delivery for blood and other critical medical supplies]( By Renee Ghert-Zand In times of war and natural disaster, drones could be the fastest and most efficient way to get blood products and medicines to hospitals in the periphery and to IDF in the field [High Court petitioned on hametz law after hospital seizes pregnant woman’s cookies]( By ToI Staff and Renee Ghert-Zand [New Passover guide aims to help families with loved ones living with dementia]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Archaeology [In the Holy Land, clashing Crusaders and Muslims led to a fruitful cultural exchange]( By Rich Tenorio Through April 6, an exhibit at Massachusetts’s College of the Holy Cross shows how the violent religious wars also had an indelible artistic and aesthetic impact on Europeans [Archaeology / Newly deciphered inscription gives clue to biblical Queen of Sheba’s Jerusalem visit]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan [Begone evil eye / Ancient Jerusalem child’s amulet on show, 50 years after discovery]( By ToI Staff From the blogs [The story of Elijah is an urgent lesson for today]( By Ariella Nadel The ’prophet of truth,’ consigned for his zealousness to an eternity of encounters, is now a harbinger of the hope we desperately need [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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