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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,...

Armenia: a guide for Jews

Armenia: a guide for Jews

  WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ARTSAKH? Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) is a small swath of land located on the eastern end of the Armenian highlands. It is one of...

Armenia: a guide for Jews

  WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ARTSAKH? Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) is a small swath of land located on the eastern end of the Armenian highlands. It is one of...

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...

who were the Canaanites?

who were the Canaanites?

  DISCLAIMER: this post explores the origins of the Jewish people and our connection to the ancient Canaanites from an archeological, linguistic, genetic, and secular historical perspective. If that will...

who were the Canaanites?

  DISCLAIMER: this post explores the origins of the Jewish people and our connection to the ancient Canaanites from an archeological, linguistic, genetic, and secular historical perspective. If that will...

go back to...Poland?

go back to...Poland?

  When my father was a boy in Poland, streets of Europe were covered with graffiti, "Jews, go back to Palestine." When my father revisited Europe 50 years later, the walls...

go back to...Poland?

  When my father was a boy in Poland, streets of Europe were covered with graffiti, "Jews, go back to Palestine." When my father revisited Europe 50 years later, the walls...

Rosh Hashanah: a history

Rosh Hashanah: a history

  WHAT IS ROSH HASHANAH? Rosh Hashanah, which translates to “head of the year,” is the Jewish New Year, which falls on the first of Tishrei, the seventh month of...

Rosh Hashanah: a history

  WHAT IS ROSH HASHANAH? Rosh Hashanah, which translates to “head of the year,” is the Jewish New Year, which falls on the first of Tishrei, the seventh month of...