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Ilan Ramon and the Words That Soared
Reflecting on the legacy of the man who sanctified God from the heavens.
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Moshe Dayan’s Tragic Blunder
The worst decision in Israel's history still has extremely negative effects today..
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Look On Our Works, Ye Mighty
How Percy Bysshe Shelley's “Ozymandias” is an oddly perfect Hanukkah poem.
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The Prime Minister and the Minyan
Among Israel's founders, only Begin sensed the key role that tradition would play in the…
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The Wedding Canopy in Abu Dhabi
There's no better symbol for the Abraham Accords than a remarkable Jewish wedding in Abu…
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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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Two Providential Nations
A new book explains why Israel has such a prominent place in the American mind.
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‘Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land’
Rediscovering the biblical story of the Liberty Bell.
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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.