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“Articles of Faith” is a vital text for anyone interested in the complexities of Orthodox Judaism today as it faces a future full of change.

Traditional Jewish belief in the Internet era

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Rabbi Gil Student’s new book, Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era (Kodesh Press, 2024), is a thoughtful exploration of contemporary Orthodox Jewish belief in the face of modern challenges, including discussions about...

Why security for the Jewish community is needed now more than ever

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I knelt in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue several days after the attack. Six years ago this week. It was still a crime scene. I felt the bullet holes in the walls. In the prayer...

What would Matt Baldacci do? The collaborator mentality returns

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Like many Jews of my generation, born during a period when antisemitism was largely depicted as a historical phenomenon and any manifestations were seen as an unfortunate aberration, I would occasionally wonder how the...
Benzion Netanyahu, his wife, Tzila, and two of his sons, Jonathan and Benjamin, left

A Jewish Academia Novel Set in 1960 Still Resonates

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I started reading academia novels in the 1960s with Edward Albee’s tempestuous boozy Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, then the jocular Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis, a hoot, a romp, filled with  junior faculty insecurities. My radar sought...
The Israel Defense Forces found Nazi-related paraphernalia in civilian homes in Southern Lebanon on Nov. 1, 2024. Credit: IDF.

IDF discovers Nazi flag, Hitler figure, swastikas in Southern Lebanon

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The Israel Defense Forces found Nazi-related paraphernalia while searching civilian homes in Southern Lebanon, used by Hezbollah terrorists for storing weapons and other items. The Israeli military crossed the border last month to destroy terror...
Janet Yellen, then chair of the Federal Reserve, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee, Nov. 4, 2015. Credit: Federal Reserve.

Biden administration calls for one-year Israeli extension of Palestinian banking agreement

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The Biden administration warned on Thursday that Israel’s decision to extend a waiver, allowing Israeli and Palestinian banks to transact business for only one more month, has created a “looming crisis” that might threaten...
Former President Bill Clinton discusses the relief efforts with Col. Buck Elton, Commander, Special Operations Command South Forward-Haiti, Port au Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 18, 2010. Credit: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock/U.S. Air Force Photo.

Stumping for Harris, Bill Clinton notes Jews were in Holy Land prior to advent...

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Campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris at Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church in Muskegon Heights, Mich., on Wednesday night, former President Bill Clinton discussed Israel extensively at the end of his nearly 45-minute remarks. “I...
Israeli singer Aviv Geffen performing at the Jerusalem Theater, June 3, 2012. Photo: Uri Lenz/Flash90.

Police detain Israeli rock star for waving hostage sign at Hollywood concert

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Israeli rock star Aviv Geffen was escorted out of a David Gilmour concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday by Los Angeles police, after failing to heed a request to take down a sign...

Jewish man with Star of David cap kicked out of Oakland cafe

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A Jewish resident of Oakland, Calif., and his 5-year-old son were aggressively confronted by the owner of a local cafe on Oct. 26 and asked to leave the establishment. The incident was caught on video. Jonathan Hirsch...
A banner depicting Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is placed next to a ballistic missile in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Sept. 26, 2024. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.

Iran’s Khamenei orders third direct attack on Israel, says report

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Iran's supreme leader has instructed the country's Supreme National Security Council to prepare for another assault on Israel, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The report, which cited three Iranian officials, said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made...