Why the Kremlin Insists That It Must “De-Nazify” Ukraine
A desperate attempt to divert attention from Russia’s imperial ambitions.
May 4, 2022
A Jewish Revival in Nigeria
Exploring “one of the youngest, most surprising Jewish communities in the world.”
“Islam and Christianity have been in Nigeria for centuries,” Samanth Subramanian notes, “but Judaism has none of that conspicuous history or heritage.” Beginning in the 1990s, however, “a number of people in southern and eastern Nigeria have become practicing Jews, importing wholesale the rites of this unfamiliar faith and its foreign tongue.” In August, rabbis from the U.S. and Uganda travelled to Nigeria to convert nearly 100 people to Judaism. Subramanian sketches the history of this seemingly spontaneous development, and recounts his conversations with Moshe Ben Avraham, a leader of the synagogue in the southern Nigerian town of Port Harcourt, who is currently studying for a formal conversion to Judaism.
May 4, 2022
Britain’s Labor Party Leader Apologizes for the Corbyn Years
In a recent interview, Keir Starmer appeals to the UK’s Jews.
Understanding the Rabbinic Debate over Imitation Pork Products
Can calling something “pork” render it non-kosher?
Harvard’s Jewish Slaveholder
Understanding the legacy of Judah Monis.
A Jewish Revival in Nigeria
Exploring “one of the youngest, most surprising Jewish communities in the world.”