Rabbi Nadav Caine and his family gathered in their Michigan home to break challah bread for their weekly Shabbat meal, described as a brief respite from the acrimonious midterm election campaign dividing Jewish voters in their state. The braided loaf, candles and sweet grape juice are weekly staples for many of Michigan's roughly 100,000 Jewish voters, who could help determine which party wins a US Senate seat and overall control of the chamber.

The account, datelined Ann Arbor, United States, describes Caine as a longterm Democra