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LATEST ARTICLES: JEWISH HISTORY
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Incense
The smells of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Ezekiel in Iran
A synagogue in today's Jerusalem bears the name Hajji Yehezkel.
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Iraqi Jews
The Iraqi Jewish Archive, as it became known, is both proud and pitiful.
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Moritz Steinschneider
A master of the book.
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Was Lenin Jewish?
Exploring the ancestry of the mastermind of the Bolshevik revolution.
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There Is No Place Like Home
I couldn't stop thinking about the opening scene from the Wizard of Oz –where the house spins wildly in the air and lands with a crash....
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Finding Meaning In Life After The Mayan Apocalypse
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Parashat Vayechi: Uncovering Joseph's Bones
Joseph is a popular biblical character to “queer” — because rabbinic midrash claims he curls his hair, paints his eyes, and is as beautiful ......
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Is There a Jewish Literary Renaissance?
I hear repeatedly that Jewish literature is undergoing a renaissance....
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Jews Invented the Emoticon
Every week, I am blessed to work with students all across the South as each prepares for his or her Bar or Bat Mitzvah: from Arkansas to South Carolin......