Israeli Researcher Challenges Jewish DNA links to Israel, Calls Those Who Disagree 'Nazi Sympathizers'
The Genetic Literacy Project reports that the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighbors over the origins of the ?Jewish people?
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In Plain Language: The clever and the clueless
My house is a decayed house, / And the jew squats on the window sill, the owner. (From “Gerontion”) On the Rialto once. / The rats are underneath the ...
Israel, Women, and the Wailing Wall
By Uri Avnery, May 18, 2013 Feminist Jewish women are challenging the orthodoxy.read more
Establishing the 'Anti-Semitic' Roots of Zionism?
In a rambling essay on Al Jazeera, Columbia University professor Joseph Massad seeks to establish what he calls the “anti-Semitic” roots of Zionism.
Shavout and Self-Immolation
There is an odd convergence of themes around the festival of Shavout. The Book of Ruth is read in synagogues, the enigmatic story of a ...
Yeshar Koach, Yair Lapid
I’m a skeptical person. So I was apprehensive when Yesh Atid won 19 mandates in the Israeli parliament this January. The mood was too euphoric.
Colonial Jewish roots in America take center stage
A recent bequest to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and a record-breaking Sotheby’s auction illustrate growing appreciation of ...
At Ra’anana school, a different kind of Tikun Shavuot
iI was no surprise that Meitarim Ra’anana’s traditional annual Tikkun Shavuot epitomized its pluralistic educational philosophy.
Pipes is Tolerated, Geller is Not
This is a perceptive article, showing that sugar-coating harsh realities and pretending that unpleasant facts don't exist opens doors and gets you ...
Movie Review: ‘Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria,’ a Documentary
The documentary “Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria” focuses on a minority that claims to be descended from ancient Israelites.