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December 22, 2021

American Jews’ Many Efforts to Save Shabbat

Over 140 years of bemoaning the neglect of the Sabbath.

Today, it can safely be said that most American Jews don’t observe the Sabbath in any manner, but it seems that complaining about declining Shabbat observance is itself a longstanding American Jewish tradition. Jenna Weissman Joselit writes:

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December 22, 2021

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    The racist condescension behind the double standard.

  2. The Abraham Accords and the Birth of Arab Zionism

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  4. American Jews’ Many Efforts to Save Shabbat

    Over 140 years of bemoaning the neglect of the Sabbath.

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