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Haman, Hamas, and people questioning the Jews—there’s nothing new under the sun
The scroll of Esther seems historic, not just allegoric. It says very clearly that Haman wanted to kill and exterminate all Jews. He got permission from the Persian King to order the slaughter of all ...
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7 standout treasures from YIVO’s vast collection in New York
In honor of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s 100th birthday, we take a deep dive into the cultural institution’s ...
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
Schiffman is a professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies focused on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Jews in the Greco ... may have been a gladiator before turning to Torah. The Babylonian Talmud says ...
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The Apocrypha?
OT 432] By the time of Christ, all Jews accepted the five Books of Moses - the Torah - as Scripture; however, Books, like Esther and Ecclesiastes, were debated. From the Dead Sea Scrolls ...
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Always another opportunity
This week’s Torah portion is a story of forgiveness and the opportunity to make things right. The opening sentence tells it ...
Jewish Journal21h
I Have Questions – A poem for Parsha Vayakhel
Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every ...
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Dirty jokes and sacred texts: YIVO marks 100 years of preserving Yiddish culture
Artifacts from 1,000 years of Ashkenazi Jewish life including literary transcripts, Herzl's diary, everyday notes and ...
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March 18: Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv protest government bids to oust AG, Shin Bet chief
Foreign minister says he compared attorney general to kamikaze pilot in scathing missive * Cabinet votes to bring Ben Gvir ...
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‘Probe text scams proliferation despite SIM registration law’
A SENATOR is seeking a legislative inquiry into the persistent proliferation of text scams despite the implementation of the SIM registration law. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian lamented at the weekend ...
IDF pulls fighters from Gaza for firing shots during Purim scroll reading
In the video shared on social media, the reservists are seen firing toward Gazan territory upon hearing the name 'Haman' read ...
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Religion
March 19, 2025 • NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, it's poetry and gardening, for others, it's ...