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Antisemitism that is fueled by hatred of the Jewish emphasis on marital sex
But if a principle cause of antisemtism is a a jealousy – indeed a repugnance – for Jewish carnality and sexuality, it follows that the antidote to battle PTSD isn’t only found in therapy or medicine.
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A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles’ huge Iranian community
Tehrangeles” in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. This cultural enclave, also known as ...
With only six Jews left in Syria, émigrés now have a chance to return
Thousands of Syria’s Jews left in recent decades. But after Assad’s ouster and easing of sanctions, they can now reconnect ...
First Human Genome from Ancient Egypt Sequenced from 4,800-Year-Old Teeth
Teeth from an elderly man who lived around the time that the earliest pyramids were built have yielded the first full human ...
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Jewish Couples Adapting Their Weddings To Celebrate Gender Equality
Modern values have transformed many Jewish couples’ weddings, just as they have transformed the Christian wedding. Some ...
Everything we’ve learnt from first DNA of ancient Egyptian
The first complete DNA study of an Ancient Egyptian has revealed he was probably a celebrated potter who was given an oddly ...
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Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, may have converted to Judaism
The ancient sources implying Queen Zenobia converted to Judaism are possibly accurate,” Haggai Olshanetsky, of University of Warsaw, told JNS.The post Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, ...
From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
Traditional Jewish ceremonies, like Christian ones, marked a woman’s transition from daughter to wife − going from her ...
Opinion: Today's wars and political conflicts are about egos, prestige of men in power
War has gone on for many years and leaves scars that don't heal. Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Iran wars are ...
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Otto Frank’s refugee file, a Rothschild Talmud and a menorah bong tell the story of the Jewish past — and future
A tractate concerning Jewish monetary law from the Babylonian Talmud, scribed in 1721 by a 12-year-old Amschel Moses ...
Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas
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From Jacob’s Struggle to the Kosher Kitchen: The Sciatic Nerve’s Powerful Story in Jewish Law and Life
Jacob’s midnight wrestling match wasn’t just a dramatic turning point in the Torah it left a mark on Jewish kitchens forever. The moment the angel struck Jacob’s thigh, leaving him limping at dawn, ...