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0 Philosophy History

A 2,500-Year-Old Problem

Sapir · 11 Aug

Jewish theology has wrestled with the concept of chosenness for over two millennia, as exemplified by interpretations that shift the focus from God choosing the people of Israel to their choosing God.

0 Culture Communities

The Erasure of Sephardic Jewry

Sruli Fruchter in 18forty · 1 Jul

Sephardic Jewry and its rich cultural and historical contributions face erasure within broader Jewish communities, especially in places like the United States where Ashkenazi customs predominantly overshadow Sephardic traditions.

0 Communities Education

The Erasure of Sephardic Jewry

Sruli Fruchter in 18forty · 1 Jul

Sruli Fruchter discusses the marginalization of Sephardic Jewry within mixed Ashkenazi-Sephardic communities in the United States.

0 Politics Israel

Egypt Cracks Down on the “Global March to Gaza” - By suppressing an effort to break the Gaza siege, activists say Egypt has once again prioritized its alignment with Israel and the US over its stated commitments to Palestinian rights.

Emad Mekay in Jewish Currents · 23 Jun

Activists from the International Coalition Against the Israeli Occupation faced severe repression from Egyptian authorities as they attempted the Global March to Gaza, a demonstration against the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

0 Jewish Law History

#96: Origins of Oral Torah

Torah 101 · 8 Jun

Rabbi Wolbe delves into the foundational elements of Oral Torah, discussing its unique coexistence with the Written Torah as mandated by divine perfection and necessity.

0 History Culture

Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? (18Forty Podcast Re-Release)

18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers · 26 May

Malka Simkovich explores the origins of the Jewish Diaspora by tracing its beginnings following the Babylonian exile and discussing its theological implications.

0 History Language

Scattered Seeds: The Origins of Diaspora

Malka Z. Simkovich in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jan

Malka Z. Simkovich explores the origin and significance of the term "diaspora" as coined during the translation of the Hebrew Torah into the Greek Septuagint in the late third century BCE.

0 Communities Culture

The Uneasy Life of a Jew in Egypt

Forward · 30 Jun 2013

Living as a Jew in Cairo, Egypt offers a complex and often challenging experience, as recounted by an anonymous American Jew residing there.