Category Archives: Jews

The Jewish Tradition’s Preference For Light Skin

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Luke Ford

Anthropologist Peter Frost writes: This older way of viewing skin color—personal, relativistic, and gender-oriented—has been studied by David Goldenberg with respect to the Jews of the ancient world. The Jews considered their skin to be light brown. A second-century rabbi … Continue reading →

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NYT: Reporting From Iran, Jewish Paper Sees No Plot to Destroy Israel

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Luke Ford

Larry Cohler-Esses is the best reporter on Jewish life and the Forward does much of its best journalism. The New York Times reports: The first journalist from an American Jewish pro-Israel publication to be given an Iranian visa since 1979 … Continue reading →

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Is Obama Blaming The Jewish Lobby?

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Luke Ford

I am not a Middle East expert and I have no position on the proposed treaty with Iran. Is there a Jewish lobby? It seems to me obvious that just as there is a black lobby, a business lobby, a … Continue reading →

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I just wish my conversion to Judaism went as smoothly as upgrading to Windows 10

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Luke Ford

* I upgraded to Windows 10 Thursday night. It took 80 minutes. After that, there have been few hassles. * Acquaintance: “Why did you convert to Judaism?” Luke: “I read Portnoy’s Complaint.” * That was a fun debate. Let’s do … Continue reading →

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TabletMag: The White House and its allies shouldn’t need to smear American Jews–and a sitting senator–as dual loyalists to make their case

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

From TabletMag: As heated as the arguments between us can get, we can all agree that all of these positions, and their many variants, are entirely within the bounds of legitimate political debate—and that none of them are evidence of … Continue reading →

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