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open/closed religions

open/closed religions

  I want to talk about this comment because it's blatantly wrong. Not everything is for everyone, and that is okay.    UNIVERSALIZING (OPEN) RELIGIONS Universalizing religions are religions that...

open/closed religions

  I want to talk about this comment because it's blatantly wrong. Not everything is for everyone, and that is okay.    UNIVERSALIZING (OPEN) RELIGIONS Universalizing religions are religions that...

a continuous 3000-year presence

a continuous 3000-year presence

  ETHNOGENESIS  The term “ethnogenesis” refers to the foundation and development of an ethnic group. For the Jewish people — and more broadly, our ancestors, the ancient Israelites — our...

a continuous 3000-year presence

  ETHNOGENESIS  The term “ethnogenesis” refers to the foundation and development of an ethnic group. For the Jewish people — and more broadly, our ancestors, the ancient Israelites — our...

Hanukkah is Indigenous resistance

Hanukkah is Indigenous resistance

  WHAT IS HANUKKAH Hanukkah, also known as the “festival of lights,” is a minor Jewish holiday celebrating the victorious Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Greek Empire occupying the Land...

Hanukkah is Indigenous resistance

  WHAT IS HANUKKAH Hanukkah, also known as the “festival of lights,” is a minor Jewish holiday celebrating the victorious Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Greek Empire occupying the Land...

who is a Hebrew, Israelite, Samaritan, Jew, Karaite

who is a Hebrew, Israelite, Samaritan, Jew, Kar...

  HEBREWS  According to the Tanakh (“Hebrew Bible”), the Twelve Tribes of Israel were named after Jacob’s sons and grandsons. The tribes were as follows: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar,...

who is a Hebrew, Israelite, Samaritan, Jew, Kar...

  HEBREWS  According to the Tanakh (“Hebrew Bible”), the Twelve Tribes of Israel were named after Jacob’s sons and grandsons. The tribes were as follows: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar,...

Judaism and vampires

Judaism and vampires

  EARLY VAMPIRES Believe it or not, Jews were among the first cultures in history to talk about vampires. In fact, some of the earliest texts that deal with vampires...

Judaism and vampires

  EARLY VAMPIRES Believe it or not, Jews were among the first cultures in history to talk about vampires. In fact, some of the earliest texts that deal with vampires...

Yom Kippur: a history

Yom Kippur: a history

  WHAT IS YOM KIPPUR? Yom Kippur, or Yom HaKippurim, is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. In English, “Yom Kippur” translates to the “Day of Atonement.” Along with...

Yom Kippur: a history

  WHAT IS YOM KIPPUR? Yom Kippur, or Yom HaKippurim, is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. In English, “Yom Kippur” translates to the “Day of Atonement.” Along with...