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Brazil’s Bizarre Love of Comparing Things to the Holocaust
By Igor SabinoFrequent and outrageous use of Holocaust imagery is now part-and-parcel of Brazilian political dialogue. How did this happen, and why?

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Frequent and outrageous use of Holocaust imagery is now part-and-parcel of Brazilian political dialogue. How did this happen, and why?
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Long criticized in certain quarters for being, in essence, too Jewish, Jewish donors have risen admirably to the coronavirus occasion, proving their value once again.
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We’re living in a period of disintegration in which the cultural and political bedrock is shifting beneath us. How should a magazine like Mosaic meet this moment?
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I lack the showmanship of America’s famous talk-radio hosts, but even Rush Limbaugh didn't try to teach Maimonides and al-Farabi on the radio.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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It's been a year since most American synagogues closed their doors. Will the practices they adopted to survive undermine their prospects when the pandemic ends?
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The Jewish state is leading the world in vaccinations, a welcome fact that almost nobody properly understands.
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Marriage in Israel has always been allowed during lockdown, even amid the very highest infection rates. So, as quarantine loomed, my then-fiancé and I went on with our plans.
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When the established rabbis go silent, others, including civic-minded philanthropists and charismatic outsiders with inflammatory social-media presences, fill the void.
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After being written off for years as slow and outmoded, Jewish federations and other large institutions are proving themselves indispensable in their response to COVID-19.
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The ancient Israelites, wandering in the wilderness, had more plentiful provisions than British Airways on this particular evening. How would I—we—get through this journey?
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After a summer of chaos, wealthy and secular New Yorkers are fleeing in droves. Brooklyn's Jews aren't thrilled, but for them leaving isn't so easy, or so desirable.
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How does Israel keep functioning despite constant political turmoil? Meet the opaque group of unelected bureaucrats that the country’s politicians rely on to save it from themselves.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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After the Great Disruption, a new renaissance can emerge, marrying Jewish classical education and novel technology, and confronting the cultural crisis with Jewish exceptionalism.
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In English, one “wears” just about everything, from clothes to hats to perfume. In Hebrew, there's a different verb for each of these items and more.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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What the headline-making rabbinic showdown over online seders reveals about Jewish law and its limits.
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A famous and sorely misunderstood painting of Napoleon touching plague victims in Palestine illuminates the current moment.
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Even while we currently adhere to responsible social distancing, the sheer wonder of acculturating into life in the Jewish state is far from wearing-off.
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Those with greater ability to help are called upon to bear greater risk.
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