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Jews Discovered

The headline says it all: “Jews discovered on Upper West Side”

Magic Jewish Fences

Two things: first of all, Tamar Fox’s article on Jewcy about the struggle to erect an eruv — or what ...

Doña Gracia Nasi

A philanthropist, known as the heart of her people.

Salome Alexandra

The first Hasmonean Queen of Judea.

The First Jewish President

Toni Morrison famously referred to Bill Clinton as the “first black president,” writing that he displayed “almost every trope of ...

Jesus and Me

Benyamin Cohen’s new book My Jesus Year is nearing its release date, and the official website has just gone up. ...

Rabbi Steinsaltz Takes on the Olympics

Remember when all of Jewish Law was ruled by a committee of 71 judges, each of whom were able to ...

Remembering A Mystic: Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi

Today is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi, aka the Arizal or just the Ari (1534-1572). He was the ...

A Vow for the Nine Days: ‘Fess Up

One of the customary practices in these nine days is the avoidance of meat: it’s the way we commemorate the ...

Inveterate Missionizing

On the elevator this morning, a courier — this legit-looking man in his late 30s or so — took out ...

Nazi Medical Experiments

The drive to create a superior race.

Flunking English

Now that Ehud Olmert is on his way out, it’s time to evaluate his possible successors. Or at least their ...

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