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Chosen People – Source of Anti-Semitism?

I’ve often heard the Jews referred to as the “Chosen People.” Isn’t that possibly the source of much of the anti-Semitism in... »

Recommended Tehillim (Psalms) Lists

I have several frustrating issues going on in life today, as well as a relative who is really not well. I’d like to recite Tehillim. Is there a... »

Kid in Mother’s Milk not Taken Literally

The Torah states a clear law, “You shall not cook a kid in its mother’s milk.” How in the world can this be taken as the basis for not eating meat... »

Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews

Can you explain to me something about the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewry? What exactly do those terms mean and what are the... »

Davidic Line Today

I’m wondering what happened to the House of David. After the end of the Kingdom of Judah was there any memory what happened to King David’s... »

Kiddush Without Wine

I am allergic to grapes. Is there an alternative way I can make Kiddush – perhaps on a different beverage? »

Moses’s Cushite Wife

Who was the Ethiopian (Cushite) wife that Moses took (Numbers 12:1)? Is she the same wife as Jethro’s daughter Zipporah whom Moses earlier married... »

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Chosen People – Source of Anti-Semitism?

Recommended Tehillim (Psalms) Lists

Kid in Mother’s Milk not Taken Literally

Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews

Davidic Line Today

Kiddush Without Wine

Moses’s Cushite Wife

Why Iranian Judo Athlete Dedicated His Silver Medal to Israel

X Troop: The Top-Secret Jewish Commandos of WWII

Montreal's Days of Shame: When 75 Doctors Went on Strike until a Jewish Doctor Resigned

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