John McCain had better watch his back: There's a late entrant into the race for the Republican nomination, and what he lacks in delegates, he'll make up for in spoken word versions of popular songs:

Elijah Might Not Show: but shatner's in for seder

• If your idea of a religious experience is listening to William Shatner read the Book of Exodus, you’re in luck! Shatner reads Exodus and selections from the Haggadah with music by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in Exodus: An Oratorio In Three Parts. That’s one alternative to hearing you Great Aunt Ida read about the four sons. You can pick up the album at CDBaby or Amazon.
  

• The New York Times covered Susie Fishbein's ever-present Kosher by Design cookbook series. This year she came out with a Passover by Design, and graciously allowed the NYT writer into her home to see her living room dripping with tchotchkes and her seder table which was apparently set “weeks ago.” I hope her guests like dust with their matzo. She also shares her business plan: “It’s all about the out-of-work chefs and restaurants that have closed.”
  

• In Israel, controversy surrounds a new ruling that you can sell chametz can be sold in restaurants and shops during Passover. Orthodox groups are pissed that the country may be violating its Jewish roots, and secular groups are overjoyed that they won’t have to stock up on bread before the holiday. Once again, it’s Jew vs Jew in Israel. What redemption?
  

• You know those Haggadahs for women, and feminist seders? Now there’s a masculine response: The Men’s Seder, with four questions like, “Why is it that no matter how old I get, I don’t understand women?” In an effort to connect with the men who have been leaving synagogues in droves, the Reform movement published the Haggadah, and 25 brotherhoods around the country are holding men-only seders this week. Their wives are probably going to gather and make jokes about how if the Exodus had been men-only they’d still be wandering in the desert...

• In non-Passover-related news, more money has been thrown at the problem of unaffiliated Jews. Birthright Israel and the Jim Jospeh Foundation have a new $25 million initiative to do follow up programming for Birthright alumni. The goal is to harness some of their momentum for the trip and make sure that the effects are long-lasting. Birthright NEXT now has a huge budget, so if you have ideas for programming, this is your chance to ask for funding.
  

• Jewish schools are struggling to teach their students about Israel. The Israeli-Palestininan conflict and the religious-secular divide make for tough curriculum choices. In light of this, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation and Jim Joseph Foundation are starting an Israel Education Resource Center to help schools, camps and youth groups brainstorm and share ideas.
  

• In Israel, the court system turned to the media to help find a man who refuses to give his wife a get, the Jewish divorce document. Meir Briskman, 33, has refused to grant his wife a divorce for over five years, and now his name and picture are being distributed in the secular media in the hopes of tracking him down. Last year 23 men were incarcerated in Israel for refusing to give their wives gets, and it looks like Briskman, if found, will join their club. If you know anything about his whereabouts, drop the authorities a line here.
  

• We told you that there are Jews in China, and now the synagogue in Shanghai, Ohel Rachel, just celebrated its first wedding in decades.
  

• In New York, an Orthodox man was ejected from his flight because he didn’t follow orders from the flight attendants to take his seat. He was praying, and though he sat down as soon as he was finished, he was removed from the flight by a customer service representative who put him on a later flight.
  

• In Frankfurt, a German Muslim man is claiming that though he stabbed an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, it was in self defense because the rabbi had grabbed him by the collar and screamed at him.
  

A Pew study reveals that Generation Y is more liberal than any other age group -- including Gen X when they were our age. Nearly 60 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds choose Democratic candidates over Republicans. Cock the Vote: Gays are our friendsThis reverses a trend from the '80s and '90s of younger voters being more likely to vote conservative.

Why is this? Aside from the fact that a Republican commander-in-chief has sent more than 3,000 of us to our bloody deaths, Gen Y is far more open to gay marriage than older generations. Our friends don't feel the need to hide their sexuality, unlike many right-wing politicians and religious leaders. As the GOP continues to bash our buddies as harbingers of the apocalypse, their numbers will continue to shrink faster than my anatomy in a room full of naked guys (bronzed... jacked... dripping with sweat...), because I am so totally 93 percent not gay. (But seriously, who wouldn't go for Shatner? Especially today?)

• Liev's Barry Can Be Cruel To Be Kind, But So Can The Artists At The New YorkerJewish women are disaster-prone or disaster-oriented? [Bayou Buzz]
• The cast of "Seinfeld" not funny when not actually on "Seinfeld." [National Ledger]
• Remember how watching Comedy Central's Roast of William Shatner was like watching the generic "edited for basic cable" version of "Showgirls" shown on VH1? Well, the DVD is uncensored. [411 Mania]
• No Sarah Silverman movies at this year's Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival? Figures you have to travel to the middle of nowhere to escape the wrath of the potty-mouthed Jewish female comedian. [Jam! Showbiz]
• Can't Gene Wilder find a better gig than pandering to the Jewish population of Utah? [DeseretNews]
• Actor Liev Schreiber does air rage oh so well. [The New Yorker]

• Our Favorite Mossad AgentAaron Sorkin's much-hyped "Studio 60" gets axed and NBC mourns in their own ethnic-driven way. [ET Online]
• William Shatner goes to Temple with his Jewish midget girlfriend tonight. [ABC.Com]
• Last night, Heroes' fans got a taste of Mossad agent Hana, only she doesn't have an actual name yet, just a phony accent.[NBC.Com]
• For the last time, "Dreamgirls" wasn't nominated for Best Picture because it sucks! [l'express]
• Our favorite "English Patient" Ralph Fiennes is such a cad, but a mile-high one at that.[Associated Content]