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Moses in Berlin
The greatest painting about a Jewish theme hangs today in Germany.
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Menorah and Incense in the Twilight Zone
“The Twilight Zone” is a source of many parables, and its name captures one of…
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Priestly Garments and Gettysburg
How do we know that Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Address, referred to America as a…
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Readers of the Lost Ark
The Tabernacle embodies the greatest mystery of Jewish theology.
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How Chancellor Kurz Redeemed Vienna
The flying of a Jewish flag in Austria is a remarkable occurrence.
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Mishpatim and the Merchant of Venice
Engagement with the Jewish laws of justice and mercy highlights why the Bard was so…
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Synesthesia at Sinai
What did the people of Israel experience at the most important revelation in human history?…
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Anti-Semitism and Philo-Semitism: The Tales of Amalek and Jethro
Why is the attack of Amalek immediately followed by the arrival of Moses’s father?…
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The Power of the Mob in an Unforgiving Age
Our age is marked by a profoundly un-Jewish refusal to be merciful.
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American Exodus: Franklin, Jefferson, and the Seal of the United States
The story of a committee formed on July 4, 1776, shows us how America’s founders…