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The Grand Spectacle of AIPAC
Over the next three days, journalist Simona Fuma will be guest blogging from the AIPAC Policy Conference.It started yesterday. “Look ...
9/11 And the Hasidic Rabbis
In like fifty years, when people are less sensitive about 9/11, I would like to be in a punk band ...
Hatikvah, the National Anthem of Israel
Hatikvah, literally "the hope," is Israel's national anthem. Its lyrics were written in 1886 by Naphtali Herz Imber, a poet originally from Galicia. The melody was written by Samuel Cohen, who based the melody on a musical theme from Bedrich Smetana’s "Mo
Shavuot in Medieval Times
Historical events and the development of mysticism leave their mark on this festival.
Poll: Birthright Attendance
A couple nights ago, riding on the subway, I overheard a conversation between a guy and a girl near me ...
[Insert Your Own Penis Joke Here]
Ah, the circumcision debate. As a single woman with no kids I get to just sit back and watch everyone ...
Biodiversity is God’s Glory
The Bible portrays 'the earth and the fullness thereof' as the stuff of the divine presence. Diminishing biodiversity, then, diminishes God's glory.
Copyright Protection in Jewish Law
In recent centuries, Jewish law has developed tools for regulating the rights to intellectual property.