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the historicity of Purim

the historicity of Purim

HISTORIC CONTEXT   In 587 BCE, the Babylonian Empire conquered the Kingdom of Judah (present day Israel-Palestine) and exiled about 25 percent of the population to Babylon, marking the true...

the historicity of Purim

HISTORIC CONTEXT   In 587 BCE, the Babylonian Empire conquered the Kingdom of Judah (present day Israel-Palestine) and exiled about 25 percent of the population to Babylon, marking the true...

what the Nazis actually thought of Zionism

what the Nazis actually thought of Zionism

INTRODUCTION Following the horrific attack on Palestinian civilians in Huwara, an Austrian person accused me and other people who identify as Zionists of “N*zism.” Irrespective of the irony of an...

what the Nazis actually thought of Zionism

INTRODUCTION Following the horrific attack on Palestinian civilians in Huwara, an Austrian person accused me and other people who identify as Zionists of “N*zism.” Irrespective of the irony of an...

gender in Judaism

gender in Judaism

THE STORY OF CREATION This slide will describe the origins of the Torah from an archeological and linguistic perspective, not a spiritual one. If that will bother you, please skip...

gender in Judaism

THE STORY OF CREATION This slide will describe the origins of the Torah from an archeological and linguistic perspective, not a spiritual one. If that will bother you, please skip...

ancestors in Jewish culture

ancestors in Jewish culture

IN ANTIQUITY: IMPORTANCE OF GENEALOGYLineage and ancestry have been important to Jews since antiquity. The Tanakh (“Hebrew Bible”) dedicates an enormous portion to genealogy and ancestry. The Torah, or the...

ancestors in Jewish culture

IN ANTIQUITY: IMPORTANCE OF GENEALOGYLineage and ancestry have been important to Jews since antiquity. The Tanakh (“Hebrew Bible”) dedicates an enormous portion to genealogy and ancestry. The Torah, or the...

teaching hate: on the indoctrination of Palestinian children

teaching hate: on the indoctrination of Palesti...

INTERNATIONAL LAW The use and recruitment of children under the age of 15 as soldiers is not only illegal under international law, but is also defined as a war crime...

teaching hate: on the indoctrination of Palesti...

INTERNATIONAL LAW The use and recruitment of children under the age of 15 as soldiers is not only illegal under international law, but is also defined as a war crime...

a guide to criticizing Israel

a guide to criticizing Israel

IHRA DEFINITION & 3 DS If you can understand that “criticism” of a state such as Iran can veer into Islamophobia, then you can certainly understand that “criticism” of Israel,...

a guide to criticizing Israel

IHRA DEFINITION & 3 DS If you can understand that “criticism” of a state such as Iran can veer into Islamophobia, then you can certainly understand that “criticism” of Israel,...