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What Zionism Owes Yavneh
How anti-Israel commentators have twisted the legacy of a great rabbi in service to politics.
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Hanukkah Unbound
Fire has opposite meanings to Jews and ancient Greeks.
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Hamilton, Barnard, and the Ominous Decree of 2021
Columbia University is no longer a welcoming place for Jews.
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Hannah Senesh at 100
How to remember Hannah Senesh, who parachuted into Europe to rescue her fellow Jews.
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The Real Truth About the Temple Mount
Someone tell Yair Lapid that the Western Wall is Judaism's holiest site.
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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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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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Painting the Tension at America’s Founding Moment
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams represent two different poles of the American creed.
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Yiddish is a Language of Faith
No matter how hard some try to disconnect it, Yiddish is inseparable from Judaism.
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Loss, Discovery, and a Lost Discovery in “Reading Ruth”
Rediscovering the wisdom of the departed in an ancient text.