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world's oldest hatred: intro to antisemitism

world's oldest hatred: intro to antisemitism

WHAT IS ANTISEMITISM? Antisemitism is bigotry, prejudice, and/or discrimination of Jews based on religion, culture, and/or ethnicity.  Antisemitism is both a religious-based and racial-based bigotry. Antisemites generally have a problem...

world's oldest hatred: intro to antisemitism

WHAT IS ANTISEMITISM? Antisemitism is bigotry, prejudice, and/or discrimination of Jews based on religion, culture, and/or ethnicity.  Antisemitism is both a religious-based and racial-based bigotry. Antisemites generally have a problem...

when Jews defend ourselves

when Jews defend ourselves

THE ISSUE Numerous ridiculous and ahistorical claims are made on Twitter, and the tweet above is no exception. Never mind the fact that: (1) the story of Purim is, by...

when Jews defend ourselves

THE ISSUE Numerous ridiculous and ahistorical claims are made on Twitter, and the tweet above is no exception. Never mind the fact that: (1) the story of Purim is, by...

Jewishness belongs to Jews

Jewishness belongs to Jews

UNIVERSALIZATION OF JEWISHNESS Jews constitute a tiny minority, currently forming a little under 0.2 percent of the world population. We, for all intents and purposes, should be statistically insignificant. Bigotry...

Jewishness belongs to Jews

UNIVERSALIZATION OF JEWISHNESS Jews constitute a tiny minority, currently forming a little under 0.2 percent of the world population. We, for all intents and purposes, should be statistically insignificant. Bigotry...

Judaism & pets

Judaism & pets

IN THE TORAH Though beloved today, Jews in ancient times were quite wary of dogs, particularly of keeping them in the home, as they were considered unclean and even violent....

Judaism & pets

IN THE TORAH Though beloved today, Jews in ancient times were quite wary of dogs, particularly of keeping them in the home, as they were considered unclean and even violent....

enough gaslighting

enough gaslighting

INTRODUCTION Let’s get one thing straight. Addressing a systemic issue within a society is not the same thing as painting everyone in a given society with a broad brush. For...

enough gaslighting

INTRODUCTION Let’s get one thing straight. Addressing a systemic issue within a society is not the same thing as painting everyone in a given society with a broad brush. For...

the Jewish soul

the Jewish soul

JEWISH VIEWS ON THE SOUL According to Jewish tradition, the soul — the “neshama” or “nefesh” in Hebrew, both of which mean “breath” — is the “I” or the “self”...

the Jewish soul

JEWISH VIEWS ON THE SOUL According to Jewish tradition, the soul — the “neshama” or “nefesh” in Hebrew, both of which mean “breath” — is the “I” or the “self”...