Elon Gilad (@elongilad) / X

Elon Gilad

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Elon Gilad

@elongilad

I write about Hebrew language, culture, and history @haaretz @haaretzcom מחבר הספר ״ההיסטוריה הסודית של היהדות״ @amoved

Israel

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Joined June 2009

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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Mar 2, 2023
השבוע יצא לחנויות ספר שעליו עבדתי קרוב ל-7 שנים - ההיסטוריה הסודית של היהדות. הספר חושף לראשונה את הרקע ההיסטורי להופעת היהדות, ובכלל זאת עונה על השאלות: מי כתב את התורה? באלו נסיבות היסטוריות נולדה השבת? מה הוביל את רבי יהודה הנשיא לכתוב את המשנה? למה אוכלים עוגות גבינה בשבועות?
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Nov 4, 2024
I would think that "Jewkiller" is a simple case, but no
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Apr 23, 2025
1/ My great-grandfather, Wolf Gindsberg, was an insurance salesman in Leipzig, Germany, with his wife Fanny and two children—my grandfather Joseph and his sister Rahel.
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Aug 3, 2025
🧵 THREAD: Superman’s biggest secret isn’t his identity. It’s that he’s Jewish. 🦸‍♂️ 1/12
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Feb 7, 2025
What Religion Was Jesus? A Response to @real_lilyjay
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Apr 23, 2025
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19/ Because he did—I'm here to tell his story.
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Jul 12, 2022
אנחנו קוראים לפלפלים אדומים גַּמְבָּה כי ב-1948 חברת הזורע החלה משווקת זן של פלפלים אדומים תחת השם ״גמבו״ ואלה השתלטו על השוק. ברבים הם נקראו ״גמבות״ ולאחר כמה שנים שם הזן נשכח וצורת היחיד ״גמבה״ נגזרה לאחור ונקלטה.
Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Jul 9, 2025
🧵 THREAD: The Hebrew word for "one"—ekhad—seems ancient and unshakable. But here's the twist: it's a linguistic imposter that overthrew the original word across almost every Semitic language. A story of ancient revolution hiding in plain sight. 1/10
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Apr 23, 2025
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18/ Wolf wasn't a general. He didn't lead a movement. But he had clarity and courage. He made impossible decisions—and survived.
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Sep 3, 2025
1/ Why do some Hebrew letters have two sounds? ב = B or V כ = K or Kh פ = P or F Ever wondered why? 🧵
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Apr 23, 2025
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11/ There, he found a miracle: Chiune Sugihara at the Japanese consulate, defying orders and handwriting visas for Jewish refugees.
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Aug 3, 2025
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Superman became so successfully American that everyone forgot he was an immigrant story. The Man of Steel was forged in the shtetl. 12/12
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
May 27, 2025
1/8 🧵 THREAD: The Jewish Kingdom of Yemen Nobody Talks About In the early 500s CE, most of Yemen was ruled by Jewish kings. This is that forgotten story—and why it matters for understanding Middle Eastern history ⬇️
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Elon Gilad
@elongilad
Apr 23, 2025
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12/ Even as Sugihara was forced to leave, he kept signing—tossing visas from his departing train. One went to Wolf.
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