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French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.
Here’s what Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, has said about Israel and Jews.
Perhaps the greatest legacy of America’s first Jews, however, was their faith in their power to effect change.
Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and a rabbi who previously served as vice president of the World Jewish Congress, said he is "very concerned" about the ...
Moses Michael Hays courageously stood before the ruling government and religious authorities in Newport to assert his right to religious freedom.
What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.
Classical commentaries regard Korach as an egotist driven by pride and ambition and concerned for himeself, not the greater ...
These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.
Ted Cruz’s politics aren’t just conservative, they’re theological. Jonathan Newman explores how dispensationalism shapes US ...
One verse, five voices. Edited by Nina Litvak and Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist So Moses sent them from the ...
As the Bible tells how the Jews allowed complacency to set in regarding their devotion in God, so too are we prone to succumbing to spiritual apathy today.
Out of all the scripture and poetry and midrash that fills Jewish history, all the mysticism and folktales, all the prophecy and piety, all the humor and skepticism, for me one of the most moving ...