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A Hasidic Discourse on the Haggadah
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (48+ words) It won't prevent hostage deals. There is no rift. Solving the problem that troubled Plato. And of a very personal exodus. "The bread of faith." A Part of Tikvah.org Tikvah165 East 56th Street4th FloorNew York, NY 10022 Unlock the most serious Jewish, Zionist,…...
A Rare Judeo-Persian Haggadah
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (57+ words) The real war and the war online. And, though skeptical of military intervention, he believed the U.S. should encourage it. "The Jews, your majesty, the Jews." With a poem of praise to the Montefiores. A Part of Tikvah.org Tikvah165 East 56th Street4th FloorNew…...
Rabbis Return to the German Army
1+ week, 1+ day ago (117+ words) I hope they kill the rest of the leadership soon." This year's Jefferson Lecture offers Jewish tools for defending America's promise. Iron blooms under the sea. As the government takes a stand against anti-Semitism. A Part of Tikvah.org Tikvah165 East…...
Why the Hebrew Bible Has Dogs, but No Cats
1+ week, 4+ day ago (59+ words) A country that won't name its allies. The battlefield, no less than the sanctuary, is the place where the divine drama unfolds. Protecting civil society is a prime directive of lawful government. And a linguistic mystery. A Part of Tikvah....
Dogs and Other Beasts in the Passover Haggadah
2+ week, 1+ day ago (60+ words) The people of Iran might be the country's greatest resource. Bad grammar and worse theology. What's behind the fuss over Gail's. An excursion into medieval Jewish art history. They share enemies but are not allies. A Part of Tikvah.org…...
After the Michigan Attack, Jews Must Change Some of Their Assumptions
2+ week, 4+ day ago (64+ words) Even if the Islamic Republic doesn't use the bomb'and especially because it might. Susan Abulhawa, sadism, and the draw of the taboo. Twenty miles from America's jihad capital. Legends, facts, and crusaders. The Victorian poet and the Spanish rabbi. A…...
Why a Group of Medieval French Rabbis Set Off for the Land of Israel
2+ week, 4+ day ago (77+ words) Even if the Islamic Republic doesn't use the bomb'and especially because it might. Susan Abulhawa, sadism, and the draw of the taboo. Twenty miles from America's jihad capital. Legends, facts, and crusaders. The Victorian poet and the Spanish rabbi. A…...
After the Michigan Attack, Jews Must Change Some of the Their Assumptions
2+ week, 4+ day ago (64+ words) Even if the Islamic Republic doesn't use the bomb'and especially because it might. Susan Abulhawa, sadism, and the draw of the taboo. Twenty miles from America's jihad capital. Legends, facts, and crusaders. The Victorian poet and the Spanish rabbi. A…...
The Anonymous Italian Jew Who Turned Christian Sources into a Jewish Classic
3+ week, 2+ day ago (49+ words) All the parties have shifted gears. The dog that hasn't barked'yet. Confusing bombers and the bombed. A professor, Leo Strauss, and a visit to Israel. Unlock the most serious Jewish, Zionist, and American thinking. A Part of Tikvah.org Tikvah165 East…...
The World of Women’s Yiddish Prayers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (93+ words) A perspective from the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East. "I have wondered why our government did not simply . . . regard ourselves as at war with that country." Love Is Strong as Death. A Part of Tikvah.org Tikvah165 East…...