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On a Thursday morning in West Bloomfield, Michigan, 140 children were sitting in their classrooms at Temple Israel when a man rammed a truck loaded with fireworks into the building. Security guards exchanged gunfire with the attacker, the truck caught fire and attacker took his own life. The children and teachers were evacuated. It was […]
History
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In early 1942, the 500,000-strong Jewish community of pre-state Israel faced the threat of Nazi genocide during World War II. The German army launched a campaign to seize the Middle East, then largely under British control. The targets: vital oil fields, the Suez Canal, and the land of Israel itself, then called Palestine. If Field […]
Rebekah Garfunkel’s parents came from diametrically opposed religious backgrounds. Her father valued daily prayer and strong religious observance. Her mother grew up with little to no connection to Judaism. She celebrated Christmas and was unfamiliar with Shabbat. Raised in Old Hollywood surrounded by wealth and celebrities frequenting her home, she lived in a world of […]
You probably know Alyssa Rosenheck’s work before you know her name. Her photographs have appeared in Vogue Living, Elle Decor, and Architectural Digest. She built a career documenting the beauty of American interiors and authored the groundbreaking book The New Southern Style, the design industry’s first inclusive coffee table book. But when she began speaking […]
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Tucker Carlson recently claimed that Ashkenazi (European) Jews have no connection to the Land of Israel, suggesting they descend from Khazar Turkic converts rather than ancient Israelites. Is there any truth to this rapidly-spreading theory?
