Before the Lower East Side, Jewish colonists were helping invent the United States – testing whether a distinct minority could be fully at home in a revolutionary republic. When American Jews tell our story, we usually start with the steamship,…
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We Were There From the Beginning: Jews and the American Revolution
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Commemorating the Mizrahi exodus
Today is an important day in Mizrahi history; today is an important day in Jewish history; today is an important day for the State of Israel, where roughly half the Jewish population is of Mizrahi descent. Since 2014, Israel commemorates the…
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Mamdani and those little-town blues
“I stand by Italian-Americans. I stand against anti-Italian-American statements and actions. Italian-Americans will serve in my Administration. I support the elimination of Italy.” “I stand by Mexican-Americans. I stand against…
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Tail of the Whirlwind
When that whirlwind Tossed our lives in midair, We saw death In our mothers’ eyes, We heard bullets That would pierce our fathers’ hearts, We knew time frozen And hope gone missing. When that whirlwind Blew no more Our homes were no more….
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The path of justice in a pirates’ world
It was barely overlooked by the vast majority of the Greek media and also didn’t make any strong headlines in the newspapers. I am referring to the signing of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) demarcation agreement between the Republic of…
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Where is Migdal Eder?
After Yaakov buries Rachel on the way to Efrat-Bethlehem, he and his family continue on to his father Yitzchak’s home in Mamre-Kiriat Arba-Hevron. On the way (Breisheet 35:21) we read: Israel (Yaakov) journeyed on and he pitched his tent beyond…
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In the Twilight Zone – Between Human Rights Violations and Friends
Disturbed. Thursday. Reports on the incident: two wanted Palestinian suspects of terrorism shot to death despite surrender to Israeli Border Police. A video clip from the scene: Jenin. I tell myself not to submit to curiosity. I refrain from…
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Desperation gives rise to wishful thinking, science fiction, and spiritual trust
Wishful thinking is more wishful than thinking; science fiction is more fiction than science; and spiritual trust is more spiritual than trust. There is only so much despair most people can take. It’s sad but telling when a science reporter (my…
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Gaza Strategy: Post-name Metrics – 4
Part Four: The Ideological Ecosystem in Gaza: Lessons from Kurdistan Armed capability and administrative control do not fully explain organisational resilience. A supporting ideological ecosystem fixes grievance, prescribes duty, and allocates…
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Survivor Series – klitah, pleitah, and seridah
In a standard Chumash, at the end of every Parashah there is a comment from the Masoretes that tells the reader how many verses were in that particular Parashah and provides a mnemonic for easily memorizing that number. In general, these…
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