Category Archives: Jews

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

* 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

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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Orthodox Jews Know Who They Are

The more traditional the Jew, the less he has angst about his identity — he’s a Yid first, second and third. The more modern the Jew, the more assimilated and confused. That’s why the Orthodox increasingly dominate Jewish life. No … Continue reading

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Sorting Kids By Race

From NYMAG: A Jewish parent raised his hand, according to another parent who was there. He grew up in the South, he said, where Jews were seen not as “white” but as something categorically different. When he was a child, … Continue reading

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Jews & Germans

Chaim Amalek: “The Jews of Germany certainly were not harming German national interests when they were a powerful presence in Wilhelmine Germany. It was not they, but the WASP elite of Germany (along with some Roman Catholic elites in Austria), … Continue reading

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