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“You are such a good listener. You really helped me.” I received this compliment the other day and it made my whole week. It wasn’t grand or poetic. It was personal and heartfelt, and I felt like I mattered. Complimenting someone seems costs you nothing, takes you a few seconds, and can lift a person’s […]
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"Muslims don’t belong in American society," Representative Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, posted on X on Monday. "Pluralism is a lie." By Tuesday afternoon, 14.3 million people had viewed Ogles's post and more than 47,000 had clicked "like" — and the number was still climbing. America has always had its share of bigots. Demonizing religious minorities is […]
“Salaam Aleikum. Shabbat Shalom. My name is Ibraheem1 and I’m a religious Muslim originally from the Caucasus region.” His audio message was addressed to me and my family, Israelis and Diaspora Jews, and it was a sincere voice of support in the midst of war and rising global antisemitism. “As a religious Muslim, wallahi, I […]
In the final years of World War II, a small group of young Jews parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe on a nearly impossible mission: to help rescue Jews and fight the Nazis from within. Their story is the subject of Matti Friedman’s new book, Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe. Drawing on diaries, […]
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Tucker Carlson recently claimed that Ashkenazi (European) Jews have no connection to the Land of Israel, suggesting they descend from Khazar Turkic converts rather than ancient Israelites. Is there any truth to this rapidly-spreading theory?
