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Reading the story of the dispersion at the beginning of chapter 11, it is hard to see where the people went wrong. In the words of Targum Yonatan, they …
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
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10/22/20
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Rabbi Moshe Sokolow, professor of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University, had this to say about “Meditations at Twilight on Genesis” by Rabbi Melvin Granatstein:
“When the …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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10/22/20
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It wasn’t until I started converting to Judaism that I realized that anti-Semitism is very much alive and well — and it’s only getting worse.
Last year saw the most …
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By Kyle Ora Lobell
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10/22/20
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Christian Goldenbaum is used to people doing a double take after he introduces himself. Almost every day while living abroad in New York, London and Jerusalem, the 28-year-old São Paulo native …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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10/22/20
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A group of people saying they are “pro G-d, pro Trump, pro health and pro cops” are planning what they are calling a “Freedom Rally” on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 11 am to 1 pm, at …
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By Jeffrey Bessen, Nassau Herald
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10/22/20
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest appearance in character as Borat satirized conspiracy theories that target Jews.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, Cohen showed up as Borat — the …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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10/22/20
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Egged on by a rabble-rouser who literally wore a political bumper sticker on his chest, a crowd of angry Boro Park Charedim protested coronavirus restrictions during Chol Hamoed Sukkot, burning …
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By Henry Anbramson
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10/22/20
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Jews around the world are celebrating the peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis.
In particular, Israelis are looking forward to visiting the United Arab …
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By Michelle Waldman Sarna
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10/22/20
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe’s most prominent nationalist and anti-immigrant leaders, has often faced accusations that he is too soft on far-right anti-Semitism.
But …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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10/22/20
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Sure, it’s ironic that a Palestinian leader who accused Israel of spreading the coronavirus checked himself into an Israeli hospital when he was afflicted with it. But the implications of …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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10/22/20
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