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The Meaning of a Yom Kippur Prayer
Kol Nidrei, one of the most awe-inspiring and misunderstood parts of Jewish liturgy, dramatizes the…
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The Bones of the Blood Libel
The popularity of the blood libel, in its very absurdity, captures the essence of anti-Semitism.
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The Little Nation That Could
A train ticket in Israel printed in Hebrew? The father of Zionism thought it was…
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Two Providential Nations
A new book explains why Israel has such a prominent place in the American mind.
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What the Right Still Has To Learn From Ronald Reagan
The American conservative movement badly needs good leadership. It should look to Reagan for inspiration.
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‘Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land’
Rediscovering the biblical story of the Liberty Bell and what it reveals about the Hebraic…
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‘These Stones Are Not Silent’
Why the Temple Mount is inseparable from the identity of the Jewish people and the…
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Second Passover
When survivors of Buchenwald, two days after liberation, gathered over matzah to celebrate their freedom.
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The Matzah Bakery of Dnpiro
As war rages on, a Ukrainian bakery is still baking matzah for the world.
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Don’t Trust Movies Named ‘Munich’
Netflix's new film about the infamous conference is a work of moral and artistic mendacity.