By Arieh O’Sullivan Jerusalem is in an awful location. There’s no water. It’s far from any main trade route, surrounded
...By Pamela Eisenbaum Daniel Boyarin, professor of Talmudic Culture at the University of California Berkeley, may be the most influential
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...By Nathan Guttman This election cycle has officially ended the decades-long debate over whether Israel should be an American campaign
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...By Naomi Ragen The cultural divide in Israel between Haredi and secular Jews has reached new extremes. In December, Haredi
...By Clifford D. May In the 20th century, a war was waged against the Jews of Europe. It culminated in
...By Nadine Epstein Welcome to our Messiah Issue! The specter of a messiah is alive and well in the 21st
...Jesus Simon Bar Kokhba Shabbtai Tzvi Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson No one can verify the exact number, but to date,
...Amos Oz I’m a secular Jew. I am in dire need of sober political leadership, not of a messiah. But
...by Kelley Kidd This morning, I woke up feeling extremely grumpy. Too little sleep the night before combined with looming
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