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Why Is Moses Not Called Mosheh? A Journey Through Biblical History and Translation
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (416+ words) Friday, July 10th | 25 Tammuz 5786 The first translation of the Bible was by Ptolemy the Second, some 2, 200 years ago, into Greek. But Greek has letters and sounds that Biblical Hebrew does not, and vice versa. Later on, there was Jerome's Latin version,…...
Shabbat Matot Masei: The Importance of Tribes and Leadership
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (454+ words) Thursday, July 9th | 24 Tammuz 5786 The two portions of the Torah this week concern the route that the Israelites took to reach their Promised Land. The parsha also contains laws about the 12 tribes, their land allocation, and how they should be governed…...
Why the November Elections Could Be a Turning Point for Jews in America
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (262+ words) Wednesday, July 8th | 23 Tammuz 5786 On March 12, 2026, a Hezbollah supporter from Dearborn, Michigan, drove a truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, in a failed attempt to murder'Jewish children. To start off, El-Sayed insisted that this was a "heinous attack," and…...
French Jewish Tourists Chased Through Barcelona Streets in Antisemitic Harassment Incident
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (251+ words) Monday, July 6th | 21 Tammuz 5786 A group of French Jewish tourists was reportedly chased and harassed by a crowd shouting antisemitic insults after leaving a synagogue in Barcelona " the latest incident amid a broader surge of anti-Jewish hostility and targeted violence across…...
The Incredible Jewish History of Rome (PART TWO)
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (515+ words) Monday, July 6th | 21 Tammuz 5786 Part One of this article appeared here. Under the Reformation, any gains for the Jewish community from the Renaissance disappeared. In response to the'Protestant Reformation, the Pope would act harshly toward any non-Catholic, and the Roman Jewish…...
The Incredible and Tragic Jewish History of Rome (PART ONE)
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1121+ words) Wednesday, July 1st | 16 Tammuz 5786 Pope Benedict shakes hand with chief rabbi Riccardo Di Segni at Rome's main synagogue January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (ITALY " Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) Rome is Europe's oldest Jewish community; Jews have lived there for over 2, 000 years, often suffering…...
Anti-Israel Streamer Suggests Scott Wiener Deserved Antisemitic Harassment Due to Israel Stance
1+ week, 3+ day ago (322+ words) Monday, June 29th | 14 Tammuz 5786 Political streamer Hasan Piker, one of the most influential voices in progressive online media, has drawn criticism after suggesting that California State Sen. Scott Wiener (D) should have anticipated a hostile reception at San Francisco's Trans March because…...
No, We Shouldn't Stop Using the Word Zionism
1+ week, 4+ day ago (511+ words) Monday, June 29th | 14 Tammuz 5786 If someone lied every time you ate a meal, saying you were using your knife and fork incorrectly, I doubt you'd drop your utensils and start eating with your hands. Sam Harris is one of the more…...
Western Conservatism Is Searching for Its Soul " But Is It Listening to the Jews?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (231+ words) Monday, June 29th | 14 Tammuz 5786 There is no better metaphor of Western civilisation's struggle to keep up the fight against the destructive forces attacking our existence, than the air conditioning at London's Olympia convention centre during this year's ARC conference. It packed…...
The Fight for the Future of the Jewish Community Is Happening Right Now in Europe
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (842+ words) Friday, June 26th | 11 Tammuz 5786 Next Thursday, Jews around the world will begin the Three Weeks, the annual period of mourning for the destruction of ancient Jerusalem and its two magnificent Temples, together with the loss of Jewish sovereignty " first to the…...