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February 3, 2024 3:06 pm
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Pope Condemns Anti-Judaism, Antisemitism Amid New Wave of Attacks Against Jews

Pope Francis condemned all forms of anti-Judaism and antisemitism, labeling them as a "sin against God," after noticing an increase in attacks against Jews around...

October 30, 2023 5:10 am
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How Fringes Are Helping Israeli Soldiers Fight Hamas

Jerusalem — In Israel, a small country roughly the size of the US state of New Jersey, almost everyone knows somebody who was killed —...

September 1, 2023 12:40 pm
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Temple Mount, Other Sacred Jewish Landmarks Make List of 100 Holiest Places on Earth

Patheos, a leading online forum for discussing religion and spirituality, has included seven Jewish sites in its ranking of "The 100 Most Holy Places on...

May 24, 2023 10:41 am
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Persecution of Christians in Iran, Part Two

This is Part 2 of an article, the first of which appeared yesterday. Historical Christian communities and converts in Iran Iran's Christian and other minority religious communities...

April 14, 2023 11:18 am
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Judaism Strikes a Balance Between Conformity and Anarchy

Sir Winston Churchill, the master of pithy political one-liners, once told the House of Commons: “The truth is that an anarchist would not be able...

July 28, 2022 11:17 am
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Tisha B’Av 2022: Let’s End the Hatred of Jew Vs. Jew

Before we can truly address the threat of antisemitism, we -- as Jews -- need to confront the hatred we harbor for one another. Every time...

April 23, 2022 8:35 am
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Israel Is ‘Preserving the Status Quo’ at Jerusalem’s Holy Site

i24 News – Israel emphasized earlier this week a long-standing ban on Jewish prayer at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque compound, rejecting an Arab League accusation that...

October 1, 2021 10:54 am
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Aleph and Beit

This week, an article in The Atlantic grabbed my eye. It described the enigmatic sacoglossa sea slugs that harvest energy from the sun’s rays, by photosynthesizing ingested algae cells....

September 17, 2021 10:01 am
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Why We Need Sukkot

After watching the recent Afghanistan debacle unfold, I could not help but be reminded of the Suez Crisis of 1956 — with a sense of...

September 3, 2021 12:21 pm
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The Greatest Act in the World Is to Do Someone a Favor

There is no question that the primary focus of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as the intermediate days, is “teshuva.” Usually translated as...

September 3, 2021 12:17 pm
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Rosh Hashanah and the Shmitah

Our New Year starts on the evening of September 6 (year 5782 in the Jewish calendar), and ushers in the new Sabbatical year. In Hebrew...

August 6, 2021 10:37 am
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If You Don’t Love Your Synagogue, Try Something New

It is only a month until the “Days of Awe,” the Yamim Noraim. Actually, I have no idea where the term "High Holidays" comes from....

August 4, 2021 11:33 am
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How the Hebrew Bible Helped Birth Modern Democracy

Jews brought many wonderful things to modernity, but one of the greatest Jewish breakthroughs arose due to Renaissance Christian efforts. This innovation was “republican exclusivism,”...

June 18, 2021 12:44 pm
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Why Religious Parties Being Left Out of the New Government Could Really Help Israel

The personal attacks on Naftali Bennett coming from the Haredi parties in Israel -- because he has been instrumental in excluding them from power and...

World

‘Everyone in Danger’: Concordia University Refuses to Investiga...

Jewish students at Concordia University in Montreal must fend for themselves when their anti-Zionist classmates resort to assault and harassment...

Middle East

Hezbollah Tells Iran It Would Fight Alone in War With Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an...

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