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The Blood Libel Is Very Old, but the Term Is Surprisingly New
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Do Kippot and Keffiyehs Share an Etymology?
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Podcast: J.J. Kimche on Paul Johnson’s Legacy of Philo-Semitism
By Tikvah Podcast at MosaicCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Ancient Jerusalem Reborn: The Discovery of the City of David—and the Palestinian Effort to Erase It
By The EditorsTuesday, April 29 12:00 PM ET Live on Zoom For more than 3,000 years, Jerusalem has been the beating heart of the Jewish people. The connection between Jews and Jerusalem stretches back to the Heb...
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The Forgotten Story behind the “Deep State”
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
The Parking Lot That Determined the Future of Jerusalem’s Past
By Doron SpielmanIn the 1860s, a British explorer discovered the City of David. Fifteen years ago, the Palestinian Authority tried to stop those who wanted to follow in his footsteps.
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Rescuing the Classroom from the High-Tech Takeover
By Mathis Bitton, Jack SadlerWe are deeply grateful to Miriam Krupka and Christine Rosen for their thoughtful responses. One a teacher on the frontlines of the ed-tech debate, the other a philosopher of technology, both Krupka an...
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For Today’s Children, Screens Are Becoming Formative Institutions
By Christine RosenToday, it is not uncommon for daily activities to be mediated through data-gathering screens: when you are putting gas in your car at the gas station, the screen prompts you to respond to a survey, as...
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The Ed-Tech Revolution: A View from the Frontlines
By Miriam KrupkaI want to thank Mathis Bitton and Jack Sadler for their well-researched and thought-provoking investigation into the effects of the proliferation of educational technology over the last few decades. I...
Observation ·
“In That Basic Sense the Zionists Were Right”: A Conversation with Irving Howe
By Edward GrossmanCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
Standing Athwart the Ed-Tech Revolution
By Mathis Bitton, Jack SadlerJewish schools can illuminate the tradeoffs of screen-mediated learning, and show the country how to refocus on education’s higher purposes.
Observation ·
Podcast: Hussein Aboubakr Mansour on Why the End of Palestinian Nationalism Can Bring Hope to Palestinians
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Hussein Aboubakr MansourCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Podcast: Diana Mara Henry and Gabriel Scheinmann on One Jew Who Fought Back against the Nazis
By Tikvah Podcast at MosaicCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
“Get the Jew”: The Crown Heights Riot Revisited
By Michael Pack, Elliot Kaufman, Jonathan SilverCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
The Origins of “Tariff,” the Most International of Words
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
The Golden Age of American Jewry Hasn’t Ended. It May Have Just Begun
By Meir SoloveichikCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Is Baruch Spinoza the Founder of Modern Anti-Semitism?
By Henry MechoulanCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
American Renewal: The Nehemiah Option
By Yuval LevinCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
How the Jews Remain an Eternal People
By Ruth R. WisseCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Did the First Thanksgiving Involve the Word “Thanksgiving”?
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
Evaluating the American Jewish Response to October 7: With Jack Wertheimer, Armin Rosen, and Andres Spokoiny
By The EditorsSince October 7, American Jews have sprung into action to support their fellow Jews in Israel. Institutions big and small have sought ways to help. Have those efforts succeeded? Have American Jews eff...
Observation ·
October 7 and the Battle for the West
By Arthur HermanCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Strategic Failures of October 7, One Year Later: A Symposium
By The EditorsOn October 7, 2023, the terrorist forces of Hamas invaded the Israeli communities surrounding Gaza. Despite vaunted intelligence and military power, Israel’s borders were susceptible to the breach, an...
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Despite Fresh Evidence, Ethel Rosenberg Is Still Guilty
By Harvey Klehr, Mark KramerCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
This Hebrew Saying Might Have the Same Origin as an American Southern One
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
How Monotheistic Israel and Pagan Rome Gave the World Its Weeks
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Were There Arab Jews, and Did They Speak Judeo-Arabic?
By PhilologosCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Jews Shouldn’t Take the AI Hype at Face Value
By L. M. Sacasas“Tech bubbles,” in the historian Lee Vinsel’s apt phrasing, “are bad information environments.” I think any discussion of AI needs to begin with the acknowledgement that we are in just such a tech bub...
Observation ·
Podcast: Yehuda Halper on Maimonides the Physician
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Yehuda HalperCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Observation ·
Podcast: Cynthia Ozick on the Story of a Jew Who Becomes a Tormentor of Other Jews
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Cynthia OzickCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
