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Red Love and Betrayed Ideals

The reissuing of my novel about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Red Love, as an e-book this month is a joyful moment for me. ...

On Passing and Not Trying to Pass

I am black, and I am Jewish.I’ve always found comfort in the and of my identity — that simple part ...

Liberal Judaism is Experiencing a Renaissance

Last week, I was having a conversation about the future of Judaism at an informal gathering of Jewish professionals, Jews ...

Ten Plagues of the 21st Century

“It’s not that I have an issue with her having sex, per se,  it’s just that it should mean something.  ...

What Korach can teach us about Brexit, and other political rebellions

I’m writing this post as I’m about to depart for Europe. First stop, London, and then on to Portugal. In ...

Jewish Emancipation in Russia

Faced with state-endorsed anti-semitism, Russian Jews attempted to make their own emancipation.

Covenant and Chosenness

According to some interpreters, the Jews chose to be chosen.

Judah P. Benjamin, Confederacy’s Second-In-Command

The Jewish second-in-command of the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War was once a United States senator.

Jewish Mystical Ideas and Concerns

Can we distinguish a mystical idea from a philosophical one--and mystical practice from magic?

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