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There is a Hebrew word, emunah, commonly translated as faith or belief. Yet the word carries another equally powerful meaning: loyalty. Judaism does not demand belief alone, nor loyalty alone, but a fusion of both. Thus, Abraham is described as a man of faith,1 while Moses is praised as God’s most loyal servant.2 This raises […]
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Seven months ago, my father died from the dreaded Covid-19. He went through a lot in his life and suffered so much financially and physically, especially during the months leading up to his death. Due to the pandemic I couldn't be with him when he died, and I watched his burial through a zoom video. […]
Yocheved Gold, who recently died at the age of 102, lived a life that tracked the arc of modern Jewish history, its deepest horrors and its defiant triumphs. As a teenager in Nazi Germany, she came face to face with Adolf Hitler and refused to honor him. As a young woman, she helped build the […]
The writer and thinker Coleman Hughes recently posed a thoughtful question to his guest on his “Conversations with Coleman” podcast. Why, he wondered, is the word “Zionist” still in use? Hughes, a supporter of Israel, explained why the use of the word puzzles him: “The word ‘Zionist’ meant something very specific between 1880 and 1948 […]
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From prodigy to sobriety, Ariella Zeitlin carries her violin, her faith, and a hard-won light forward.
