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Whitewashing History

Friar Yid writes on Hirhurim: How can we claim to have an intellectual tradition that values knowledge if we deliberately lie about its history to advance propaganda? Doesn’t this show a tremendous lack of faith in Judaism’s intellectual merits on … Continue reading

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My Genocidal Shabbat

I’m immersed in one of those novels based on Biblical characters — The Triumph Of Deborah by Eva Etzion-Halevy. It’s weird reading about these folks having sex. From page 95: Barak prepared to bear down on her [Deborah], but with new strength coursing through … Continue reading

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