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There Never Will Be a Palestinian State. So What’s Next?
By Elliott AbramsOctober 7 was not Palestine’s independence day, but the final nail in the two-state solution’s coffin. Is confederation with Jordan all that remains?
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October 7 was not Palestine’s independence day, but the final nail in the two-state solution’s coffin. Is confederation with Jordan all that remains?
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The historical roots of Israelis’ favorite political epithet.
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Two interpretations of the Jewish wedding's glass-breaking ritual speak to the power of Jewish endurance.
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The theft of a famous violin teaches a central lesson about the Jewish view of repentance.
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A new era of U.S.-Israel cooperation
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Join Rabbi Meir Soloveichik for a year-long journey through all 613 commandments of Judaism.
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The tales of Sherlock Holmes shed light on a commandment regarding a capital case.
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The diplomatic case against territorial concessions.
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Today’s Islamism promises authenticity but is postmodern in form, postcolonial in posture, and pretends to retrieve the sacred through the techniques of the profane.
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Many people are delighted to be told that Israel is doing to the Palestinians of Gaza exactly what the Nazis did to the Jews of Europe.
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Professor Ruth Wisse explores the wit and wisdom of the greatest stories in the modern Jewish literary canon.
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A comprehensive look at the history of Zionism—political, social, and religious—and the schools of anti-Zionism that have opposed it.
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Ruth Wisse Teaches Sholem Aleichem's Tevye the Dairyman
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Reading Homer in wartime.
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The case of the literary master helps explain why people who devote themselves to compassion for all so often make an exception for Jews.
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With anti-Semitism on the rise and the humanities in decline, how can young Jews pick the right university?
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Why is the palm frond the only one of the four species to be mentioned in the lulav blessing?
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France, Britain, and Canada pave roads to nowhere.
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Three catastrophes, all marked by euphoria at the start and denial at the end, have shaped the Palestinian predicament. Has the fourth arrived, and is the same dynamic playing out?
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Ruth Wisse Teaches Daniel Deronda George Eliot’s Novel of Jewish Nationalism
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Explore the power of memory in Jewish history, linking biblical commands to remember with insights from Hamlet and Sherlock Holmes.
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And what they tell us about particularism and universalism in Jewish tradition.
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Discover the Torah‘s profound political wisdom in this exploration of the weekly parashah.
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“Oh, just some words that my family always says when we enter a church.”
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Why doesn't a sukkah require a mezuzah ?
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The dust and blood and bronze of the Trojan War come to life in Gaza.
Podcast • Episode 234
Cain and Abel’s story in Genesis illuminates a commandment found later in Deuteronomy.
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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.
Podcast • Episode 233
The peculiar ritual that follows a murder reminds the community of their duty to care for one another.
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The controversial terms, unlike “West Bank,” were in common use until 1948.
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Born obscurely in turbulent times, the notorious text describing a Jewish conspiracy to enslave humanity lives on even today. Why?
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The addition of Shemini Atzeret to the Sukkot holiday shows God's desire to be close to His people.
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The unusual appellation testifies to the individuality of the character who bears it.
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A new online course with Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
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The last words of 2 Chronicles 36 offer a profound hint about the era we inhabit, bridging ancient wisdom with modern understanding.
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Fun with Hebrew numbers.
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A year-long series uncovering the 4,000-year history of the most interesting city in the world.
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Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter Teaches The Jewish Meaning of Memory
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Explore how Genesis 1-2's creation stories reveal insights into today's technological marvels and their profound implications for humanity.
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Jonathan Silver and Daniel Krauthammer explore Charles Krauthammer's Jewish writings, reflecting on his insights on Israel, faith, and Jewish identity.
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The Yom Kippur musaf prayer allows worshippers to experience the service of the past in the present.
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