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Thanksgiving Was Born From America’s Struggles
The history of the Pilgrims, the early Republic and the Civil War shaped a holiday…
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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 Little Nation That Could
A train ticket in Israel printed in Hebrew? The father of Zionism thought it was…
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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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What Gentiles Can Learn From Lord Sacks
The late British rabbi was the most gifted voice for biblical belief in our time.
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What the Bible Taught Lincoln About America
How Lincoln became the theologian of liberty.
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Pilgrimage Road and Palestinian Memory
An ancient staircase to the Temple Mount says plenty about Jerusalem’s history.
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A Former Catholic Dances With the Torah
For Jews, sacred text is more than law; it is our friend.
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Pence Visits Israel’s Capital
Multitudes of gentiles are also Zionists. That has no precedent in the Jews’ millennia-long history.
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The Jews Who Saved Monticello
Thomas Jefferson’s home lay in ruin until Uriah Phillips Levy stepped in to help.