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What Matters Most On Monday, March 18, 2013

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Barack Obama visiting Yad Vashem as a senator in 2008. (photo credit: Meir Azulay/Pool/Flash90)

Stop by stop through this week's presidential trip

Where Obama’s visiting in Israel, where he isn’t, and why

By Raphael Ahren

Why is the president spending hours at the Israel Museum but not going near the Western Wall? What’s he doing in Bethlehem? A primer on a tour through a diplomatic minefield

Nachman Shai (photo credit: Flash90)

Labor MK calls on students to boycott Obama speech

By Adiv Sterman and JTA

Yair Lapid swearing in as Finance Minister. (screenshot: Knesset Channel)

Liveblog (now closed)

Knesset approves Netanyahu’s new government, ministers sworn in

PM says he’s ready for ‘historic’ deal with Palestinians; Labor: Those are ’empty promises’; Ultra-Orthodox MK: This is a ‘shameful’ coalition

AnalysisBenjamin Netanyahu, large and in charge

By Haviv Rettig Gur

US-born MK to deal with Anglo aliya issues

By Raphael Ahren

Netanyahu sorts out final ministerial posts

When the best representation is none at all

The new government might just be able to save the ultra-Orthodox from their rabbis

WATCH: A Jew shouts Allahu Akbar

A video about the late Rabbi Menachem Froman, who fervently hoped President Obama would hear his message

Justin Korda and Seth Cohen

Blurring the lines at SXSW

Jewish innovators need to collaborate within their community while also reaching outside to bring in new ideas

Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli (photo via Shutterstock)

Bad role model?

Bar’s pro-Israel ad irks army

In letter to Foreign Ministry, IDF spokesman says supermodel’s lack of military service sets a bad example

Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference at the Knesset on Monday (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Liberman vows to block any settlement freeze

Yisrael Beytenu head also says his party won’t splinter from Netanyahu’s Likud — for now

Israeli students at Beit Ezekiel elementary school (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Analysis

New minister brings fresh mindset to Israeli education

By Aaron Kalman

Fight for post wasn’t just between Piron and Sa’ar and their parties — it was also over how, what and why we teach our children

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Barack Obama at the White House in March 2013. (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)

‘Most Americans don’t want US to push Mideast peace’

New poll finds broad support for Israel in the US; 69% want to leave resolution of the conflict to Israelis and Palestinians

Israeli hurt in West Bank shooting attack

Palestinian opens fire on man from moving vehicle at Kedumim Junction

Matisyahu says that despite his changed appearance, "I’m looking very much towards the Torah and Judaism as a source of inspiration." (Larry Busacca/Getty via JTA)

Matisyahu explains why he got less religious

By Daniel Hoffman

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Hebrew lesson of the week: Food, glorious food!

Learn how to order some lunch in Hebrew!

Thessaloniki residents and visitors march in remembrance of the more than 50,000 Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II, on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris is seen holding a paper, to the right of the banner. (photo credit: courtesy World Jewish Congress/Michael Thaidigsmann)

Thessaloniki remembers lost Jewish community

By Gavriel Fiske

Greek prime minister vows government action against anti-Semitism in historic synagogue address

Giorgos Katidis salutes (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)

Greek player banned for life for Nazi salute

Illustrative: Kosher for Passover rolls at a Jerusalem bakery. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash 90)

Food for thought

The quinoa conundrum

By Phyllis Glazer

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Workers disassemble the cabinet table in the Knesset's plenum (image capture: Channel 2)

Hebrew media reviewCleaning out the Cabinet

By Joshua Davidovich

In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters raise up their hands as they wave Syrian revolutionary flags during a protest to mark the second anniversary of the their uprising, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday March 15, 2013. The chief of Syria's main, western-backed rebel group marked the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad on Friday by pledging to fight until the "criminal" regime is gone. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)

Arabic media reviewSyrian opposition to elect rival to Assad

By Michael Bassin

Danny Danon (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

No peace partners, says incoming deputy defense minister

By Stuart Winer

Hollywood's next Moses may be Christian. (YouTube screenshot)

Casting aboutBatman may become Moses

By Nathan Burstein

Chef Shalom Kadosh (center) poses with chefs of world leaders in Tel Aviv, February 2012. (Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)

Tempest in a hummus bowlChefs clash over Obama’s menu

By Elhanan Miller

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