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Persian Singer Embraces Multiple Roles: Band Leader, Scholar, and Teacher
Mizrachi music is the soundtrack we need for this moment.
Judaism, A House Divided Against Itself
There was a time when the Jewish community spoke with one voice. The Talmud records the role of the Resh ...
“I Represent the Jewish Community.”
“I represent the Jewish community,” is not a statement that can be made today. There is no one “Jewish community.” ...
All I Want is the Truth: Rip Off the Masks and Gimme Some Truth
John Lennon once wrote in lyrical desperation, “All I want is the truth, man. Just gimme some truth.” Without any ...
Remembering Hebrew School in Iranian Prison
I struggled to remember ever scrap of Judaism that I could. My family is secular. My mother feels uncomfortable in ...
Jews Don’t Celebrate Christmas (Except in Prison in the Islam Republic of Iran)
In Iranian prison I didn’t hear the anti-Semitism that I anticipated. For months, I feared revealing my religion to guards. ...
When Did Preemptive War Become a Jewish Value?
How many emails have you gotten recently urging you to “take action” to get new, tougher sanctions imposed on Iran? ...
Iran: My Enemy My Brother
“Too long have I dwelt with those who hate peace. I am all peace; but when I speak, they are ...
The Nuts and Bolts of Peace with Iran
“Even if the messiah tarries, nonetheless, I believe and wait for him, but peace with Iran? Impossible.” When I asked ...