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The Blood Libel Is Very Old, but the Term Is Surprisingly New
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Philologos
Philologos, the renowned Jewish-language columnist, appears twice a month in Mosaic. Questions for him may be sent to his email address by clicking here.
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Which Sea Did the Israelites Cross?
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How “Kratsmakh” Became the Yiddish Word for Christmas
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Who Is the “Little Sister” of a Medieval Rosh Hashanah Prayer?
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The Long Postbiblical History of “Judea and Samaria”
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Nobody Wants All Hell to Break Loose. But Who’s Breaking, and from Where?
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Did God Give Moses Ten Sayings, Ten Commandments, or Just Ten Things?
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Why the Accusation of Settler Colonialism Is So Hollow
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The Origins of “Tariff,” the Most International of Words
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Did the First Thanksgiving Involve the Word “Thanksgiving”?
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Where Did the Idea of Three “Abrahamic Faiths” Come From?
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The Jewish Roots of the Christian Phrase “Turn the Other Cheek”
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A Year On, Israelis Still Haven’t Found a Name for the Current War
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Israelis Have Three Different Words for “Hostages”
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No, James Carville, Israelis Are Not Whiter Than Palestinians
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The Hebrew Language’s Wildly Unpredictable Gender System
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This Hebrew Saying Might Have the Same Origin as an American Southern One
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An Unusual and Beautiful Hebrew Poem by a 19th-Century Catholic Priest
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Haketiya, the Spanish Yiddish
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How Monotheistic Israel and Pagan Rome Gave the World Its Weeks
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When Did Jews Settle on the Seven-Day Week?
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How the Eurovision Censors Helped Make Eden Golan a Star
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Why Are the Anti-Israel Chants So Dull?
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Did the Ancient Sage Hillel Really Invent the Sandwich?
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Were There Arab Jews, and Did They Speak Judeo-Arabic?
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Were There Arab Jews, and Did They Speak Judeo-Arabic?
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The Purim Grogger’s Name Comes from Spain
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Why Goats Show Up in So Many Idioms
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Tit for Tat Is a Bad Way of Arguing about Gaza
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The Linguistically Challenged International Court of Justice
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