Current
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I’m not Jewish, but if I was, I think the first lesson I would teach my children is that life isn’t fair. How else can a Jewish parent explain to their children the injustice and discrimination they will be forced to face as they grow up? How else can parents answer questions that have no […]
History
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Orde Charles Wingate was known by many monikers during his lifetime. A decorated British Army officer who rose to Colonel, he was known for innovative brilliance and a willingness to court controversy. In Israel today, he's remembered as the father of the Israel Defense Forces. During his lifetime, Jews in the Land of Israel simply […]
I once spent hours making a cake. Not a good cake: a perfect one. Three layers covered in a glossy ganache with raspberries delicately arranged in a circle around the edge. When I carried it toward the refrigerator, in one spectacular moment, the plate slipped from my hands. I caught it but the cake was […]
The Myth of the Empty Land When we learn Jewish history, the story of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel seems to end with the Jewish-Roman wars of the 1st and 2nd centuries. From there, normative history courses shift to the Diaspora: the Talmudic academies in Babylonia, the Golden Age in Spain, Jewish […]
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Beyond the wars, the headlines, and the politics lies a story 2,000 years in the making.
