From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Hurray for the Hyksos
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In every generation, some people are determined to deny the reality of Jewish nationhood. In the first century C.E., an…
Religion
Repro Shabbat Brings a Jewish Lens to Reproductive Freedom
By Suzanne Kurtz Sloan (Hey Alma via JTA) – This article was sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women. When Jews around the United States gather…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Under the apple tree
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The apple is not mentioned in the Torah, nor does it figure among the fruits in which the holy land…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Don’t mess with Judah
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – It’s one of the tensest and most climactic moments of the biblical Joseph saga. Judah has been placed in a…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: “When the wicked Greek Empire arose…”
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The familiar Hanukkah story begins with the emperor Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” outlawing the practice of the Jewish religion and compelling…