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EDITORS' PICKS In awe of schach JTA columnist Edmon J. Rodman goes on a search for the perfect sukkah roof covering. Will freeze freeze a peace deal? Barely months into their talks, observers say that the Israelis and Palestinians are likely employing the brinksmanship that has come to characterize Middle East peacemaking, JTA's Ron Kampeas writes. How Haiti became a Jewish story Tens of Jewish volunteers and millions in Jewish donations have helped Haiti deal with devastation and crisis since January's major earthquake, Forward editor Jane Eisner reports. Funding deal The Jewish Federations of North America and its two primary overseas partners reached an agreement in principle over how to divide the money raised by local federations, JTA's Jacob Berkman reports. Matchmaking's Chai expectations Laurie Berzack, whose goal is to help Jewish marriage-minded singles find their soul mates, is the only professional Jewish matchmaker between Florida and Washington, D.C., reports the Charlotte Observer. The year of civil discourse Following a year of upheaval, a new San Francisco Bay Area initiative will teach Jews how to disagree on Israel minus the vitriol, the j weekly reports. A new Jewish conversation Tzipi Livni, the leader of Israel's opposition, writes in The Jerusalem Post about the rift between young Diaspora Jews and Israel -- and what we can do to bridge it. BREAKING NEWS Jerry Seinfeld will emcee and Better Midler will headline the official unveiling of the renovated National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. A Chicago-area synagogue, including its sukkah, was vandalized. The Auschwitz museum will not allow Holocaust denier David Irving to give a tour at the site of the former concentration camp. Two Torah scrolls rescued from thieves were given to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which has found new homes for them. An envelope containing an unknown white powder was delivered to the Norwegian Embassy in Tel Aviv. Two New York-based human rights groups have organized a boycott of performances by Israel's national dance company. A letter is circulating among U.S. senators urging President Obama to keep the Israelis and Palestinians at the negotiating table. Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for nearly five years, is expected to be moved from an Israeli hospital to his Negev ranch. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, honored for her commitment to Jewish life in Germany, vowed to keep up the fight against anti-Semitism. Palestinians threw firebombs and rocks at Israeli police in eastern Jerusalem after a Palestinian man was killed by an Israeli security guard. About 7,000 Christian tourists are arriving in Israel for the Feast of Tabernacles celebration.