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‘Princess8888888’ is thinking of converting to Judaism But

princess8888888 writes that she is thinking of converting to Judaism. “I have been looking into Jewish conversion for a while and everyone keeps...

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Allen S. Maller

The Missing Variable in Israel’s Qatari Hamas Funding Debate

The Missing Variable in Israel’s Qatari Hamas Funding Debate

The current uproar over whether Benjamin Netanyahu ignored intelligence warnings that Qatari money was reaching Hamas’s military wing is being...

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William Keenan

IsraelaPhobic Betty Boop McCollum at it Again…

I see that Betty McCollum (D-MN) is still suffering from IsraelaPhobia. She caught this Bug years ago when she began obsessively instigating...

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Ginette Weiner

Challah, Herring and Zionism

Mordechai held a large piece of toasted challah smothered with slices of Vita’s herring in wine sauce. “Moshe,” he said, “this morning I was...

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Mort Laitner

On Yom Kippur, Man Plans and God Laughs

On Yom Kippur, Man Plans and God Laughs

You can watch the transcribed audio-podcast version of this article here: Man Plans and God Laughs. Click to watch the video. This year, I prayed not...

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Zahava Feldstein

The UN’s Permanent Trial of Israel

The UN’s Permanent Trial of Israel

The UN’s Permanent Trial of Israel The United Nations was created from the ashes of the Second World War with a promise to defend peace, human...

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Sabine Sterk

From Lab to Life: Cancer Drug Breakthrough

Cancerous tumors are phenomenally good at overcoming the body’s defenses.  Centuries, eons, of evolution have given them this ability.  Evolution...

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Shlomo Maital

A Shameful Day Today for Israel at the UN

Sad to say, but today, Thursday, September 24th is a day of shame for Israel at the United Nations. While earlier this week saw one head of state...

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Sherwin Pomerantz

The Person Across the Table

The Person Across the Table

Twelve years ago I was welcomed at tables in Jerusalem. It changed what I study. Twelve years ago I was welcomed at tables in Jerusalem. It changed...

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Katie Posey

Spiritual Happiness

Spiritual Happiness
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Mark Frankel

Temple Israel: Back on Its Feet—and Unbent

Temple Israel: Back on Its Feet—and Unbent
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Alon Tal

Proper Roof Material

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Kenneth Cohen

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN, I stand behind him

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN, I stand behind him
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Joseph Scutts

Abraham’s Question.

Abraham’s Question.
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Ibrahim Mukherjee

The Sephardic Voice the Jewish World Needs

The Sephardic Voice the Jewish World Needs
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Avi Garson

The AI Dialectic – Can Ancient Faith Give Artificial Intelligence a Conscience?

The AI Dialectic – Can Ancient Faith Give Artificial Intelligence a Conscience?
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Soli Foger

Understanding the Red and Green Alliance

Understanding the Red and Green Alliance
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Tim Orr

Historic Plum Street Temple: A Cincinnati Jewish Landmark

Historic Plum Street Temple: A Cincinnati Jewish Landmark
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Jay Abramson

As My New Year Begins

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Steven Bayar

When the Shofar Becomes Silent

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Rebecca Nissel

Synagogue Beit Chabad Morumbi SP Explores AI and Digital Inclusion for Seniors

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Silas Anastacio

The holiday of Sukkot-Oh’ so sweet!

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Ariel Galian

By Jove: Sukkot, Our Jovial Time

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

To Be In God’s Dwelling of Security

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Michel M.j. Shore

The Centrifuges Are in Pickaxe Mountain for a Reason

The Centrifuges Are in Pickaxe Mountain for a Reason
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Celeo Ramirez

Jordan’s king lectured Israel on Palestinians. His father shelled their camps

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Tzvi Arieli

A Messianic Harvest That Can Overcome Even Gog And Magog

The developing El Niño climate phenomenon is now the strongest on record, according to scientists monitoring Pacific Ocean temperatures. Daily sea...

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Allen S. Maller

The Lesser Contains the Greater

The Lesser Contains the Greater

On Monday, at Yom Kippur services at the vulnerable-feeling, police-car-protected entrance to the Jewish Community Center gym in downtown Toronto, our...

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Benjamin Rubin

What Tolkien Taught Me about Good and Evil

I watched all six of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies last week. After spending several days immersed in Tolkien’s Middle-earth, I found...

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Tony D. Senatore

The College Ranking Jewish Families Are Actually Waiting For

College move-in season just ended. Millions of families hauled mini-fridges up dormitory stairs, hugged their kids goodbye, and drove home with the...

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Avi D. Gordon

Be Your Best Self- It’s Easier Than You Think

We begin every Amidah by invoking the merit of Yaakov Avinu (Jacob, our Patriarch). Yet, according to the pshat (plain read of the text) Jacob is a...

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Steven Saks

Lithuania’s MFA Mourns Jews, Omits the Shooters

At Paneriai, the Foreign Ministry named Nazi occupation authorities while omitting the Lithuanian shooters Lithuania’s own memorial identifies. It...

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Grant Arthur Gochin

An Old Story, a Message for Today: Awaiting the Geulah

An Old Story, a Message for Today: Awaiting the Geulah The day after Yom Kippur, Jerusalem was already bustling with preparations for Sukkot. People...

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Eliezer Simcha Weiss

The Attack on Jews in Canada Was Terrorism, and It Was No Accident

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Jacob Citron

When Omissions Speak as Loudly as Words

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Gilles Touboul

NAZA and the Inversion of Evidence

NAZA and the Inversion of Evidence
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Richard D. Gitlin

Hate for a region that shall not be named

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Alan Newman

The Intellectual Hell Hole of Israel Conspiracism

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Lucas Shugarman

Why Historians Care About Evidence, Not Vibes

Why Historians Care About Evidence, Not Vibes
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Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Mental health in the Megilla – Sukkot: A Home With Holes In It

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Stuart Katz

Nobody Was Silenced on Ship Street

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Gill Levy

The Pause – Yizkor’s Urgent Summons

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Richard Block

Did Europe Really Learn to Live in Peace, or Did America Keep the Peace?

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Nestor Daniel Scherman

A Cat Has Nine Lives. How Many Do We Have?

This time, we got lucky. But even a cat only has nine lives, and eventually luck runs out. That is the thought I keep coming back to after the...

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Brian Claman

The Happy Holiday: Succot Memories and Guests

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Naomi Graetz

Netanyahu, Qatar, and Required Accountability

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Brosh Momi

Bunker Time

Bunker Time
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Lubomyr Luciuk

From Revolution to Succession: New Khamenei and IR

From Revolution to Succession: New Khamenei and IR
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Hossein Amjadi

American Jews And Slavery

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Sheldon Kirshner

Berbera: The Missing Shore Of The Middle East Defense Shield

Berbera: The Missing Shore Of The Middle East Defense Shield
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Nassir Hussein Kahin