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Jul 9, 2025
In a speech in Des Moines, Iowa last Thursday, Donald Trump raised a rumpus by referring to unscrupulous bankers as “shylocks.” Before pondering the propriety of his...
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Apr 16, 2025
Just where was yam suf, the “sea of reeds” that the Israelites, according to the book of Exodus, miraculously crossed on dry land in their flight from Egypt while...
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Mar 6, 2025
There are presently two separate congressional initiatives regarding the largely hilly countryside west of the Jordan River, and south and north of Jerusalem, that was part of the...
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Feb 12, 2025
This week’s Torah reading centers on the story, told in verses 2–14 of the twentieth chapter of Exodus, of the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Why is it...
