South Korea Embraces the Talmud
South Koreans study the central text of Judaism, the Talmud, in the hope of cultivating genius.
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Godspeed but Still Stuck at Security
For the religious traveller in traditional attire, travel becomes more of a hassle than ever.
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Hag Pesach Sameach and Happy Easter.
It is the holy week once again in Jerusalem. And it is not all about God.
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Goodness, is this Israel or Iran?
So much for being the Middle East's only democracy. Pronouncements coming from Israel's political and religious leaders are starting to sound like they are being issued from Tehran, rather than from Jerusalem.
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A Chinese Jew in Israel
Jin Jin, or Yecholiya Jin, is a Kaifeng Jew who moved to Israel five years ago.
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Fully Chinese – and Fully Jewish
They look no different from the millions of Han Chinese living in China, but what set this community apart is their roots. Meet the Kaifeng Jews.
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From China to Israel: How Jin Jin Became Yecholiya Jin
我回家了。That was how she felt when she first arrived in Israel, that she had finally come home, after 19 years, as one of the pioneering Chinese Jews to have returned.
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Are you Israel's friend?
The government of Israel consistently speaks out against its enemies: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and so on. But does it actually know who its friends are?
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What religion and politics put asunder, let consumerism bring together
For a moment, leave behind what divides Jersualem and take a walk through the new Mamilla with its creator, envisioned as a meeting place across cultures.
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Did Eden Abergil upset you too?
This week, Israeli soldier Eden Abergil posted photos of herself posing next to blindfolded Palestinian detainees on her Facebook account. If you thought that was demeaning to Palestinians, well, you only got half the story.
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They are all foreigners, but some are of a better breed
The Israeli government voted to deport hundreds of children born to migrant workers  here in the country. It is astonishing how what would have been the country of Anne Frank has become one that deports children.
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"At Lag b'Omer, they burnt Obama and prayed the mourner's kaddish for Arafat's Jewish friend"
A(nother) confused weekend begs the question: Just who are Israel's enemies? (Hint: If you are thinking the "Palestinians", think again.)
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What You Missed in Jerusalem during Christianity's Holiest Week
Stonings and a real-life resurrection of the dead. The Holy Land doesn't disappoint on Holy Week.
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The Israeli-Palestinian Numbers Game
Two races living under existential threats have created a climate of injustice for the Israeli-Arabs, where the law under which they live, is now being turned against them. In East Jerusalem, they are finding themselves being squeezed out of the very place they are claiming as their capital in a final two-state solution.
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Learning about Matters of Faith on a Jewish Holy Day
Hundreds and thousands of Jews will stay up all night tonight to study the Torah, I am sitting here listening to an old Muslim man teach me about Judaism, the Koran and being Palestinian.
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