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13 December 2024

12 Kislev 5785

A congregant blesses two loaves of challah during the Friday night service at Gateway Christian Church

A congregant blesses two loaves of challah during the Friday night service at Gateway Christian Church

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Shabbat for Protestants

As part of a growing trend among American churches, an evangelical congregation in Dallas weaves elements of Jewish ritual and liturgy into its Christian service

byMaggie Phillips

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Part I: Donald Trump broke the back of the GOP establishment by driving blue-collar and lower-middle-class politics in a Southern direction. His gentry Republican critics have only themselves to blame.

byWalter Russell Mead

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The Romance of Belonging Nowhere

André Aciman’s new coming-of-age memoir picks up where ‘Out of Egypt’ left off

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Walter’s Holiday Gift Buying Guide

In the last episode of 2024, Walter gives his picks for what you should read and learn next year

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Part I: Donald Trump broke the back of the GOP establishment by driving blue-collar and lower-middle-class politics in a Southern direction. His gentry Republican critics have only themselves to blame.

byWalter Russell Mead

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The Romance of Belonging Nowhere

André Aciman’s new coming-of-age memoir picks up where ‘Out of Egypt’ left off

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Muslim caretakers maintain the Maghen David Synagogue in Kolkata. Nearly all the remaining Jewish institutions of Kolkata are now maintained by Muslim caretakers.

Muslim caretakers maintain the Maghen David Synagogue in Kolkata. Nearly all the remaining Jewish institutions of Kolkata are now maintained by Muslim caretakers.

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The Last Days of Kolkata’s Baghdadi Jews

A multicultural memorial service for Flower Silliman, the oldest member of the Indian city’s centuries-old Jewish community, illustrates the cordial relations between residents of different faiths. Nonetheless, the future doesn’t look so bright.

‘French Jews,’ said Spire, ‘had paid too high a price for their economic and social integration’

‘French Jews,’ said Spire, ‘had paid too high a price for their economic and social integration’

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André Spire, France’s Prophet of Dis-Assimilation

In the wake of October 7th, American Jews are learning some of the same lessons

byDaniel Solomon

Blow Up Washington

bySergiu KlainermanandJohn Londregan

The EU Is Beset by Pesky Notions of Free Speech

byPaul du Quenoy

byWalter Russell Mead

The Romance of Belonging Nowhere

Novelist Boualem Sansal Is Being Murdered by the Algerian Government

byLiel Leibovitz

Found in Translation

byNomi Kaltmann

Welcoming the ‘Sabbath Queen’

First Moon Colony

byJeremy England

Obama Plays a Dead Man’s Hand in Lebanon, and Wins

Unfulfilled Promise

byAdam Gregerman

The UN’s Kosher Stamp for Terror

A Sephardic Thanksgiving Dinner

byJamie Betesh Carter

Back to Our Roots

A Place at the Table

byJamie Betesh Carter

The Fantastic Four

byStuart Halpern

The Unrepentant Self

byAlter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman

Going Home for the Holidays

byRoseanne Benjamin

Shabbat for Protestants

byMaggie Phillips

The Last Days of Kolkata’s Baghdadi Jews

The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2024

byRachel J. Fremmer

Russian Terrorists and Their ‘Progressive’ Allies

S.Y. Agnon’s Secret Rabbi

byAviad Hacohen

The Man Riding a Lion

The Worst Trip Ever

byAdriana Kertzer,Pinchas ‘Pinni’ Baumol,Hadas Alterman,andMadison Margolin

byIan KingsburyandJay P. Greene

The Golden Age of Jewish Hockey

byJeffrey S. Gurock

Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed

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