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    How to Read Ecclesiastes, the Book We Read on Sukkot and an Inspiration for Many Classic Novels

    A celebration of all transient things, Kohelet, as it is known in Hebrew, is the perfect fit for the season

    byBeth Kissileff
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    Praying for Today

    Becoming disabled made me question everything I thought I knew about Judaism. Then it brought me back to the religion in a way I’d never thought possible.

    byLev Taylor
  • An early-19th-century Book of Esther on parchment, probably from Italy, with illustrated scenes from the story of Esther.
    An early-19th-century Book of Esther on parchment, probably from Italy, with illustrated scenes from the story of Esther.
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    Home Away From Home

    The Book of Esther, which chronicles the story of Purim, has special resonance for Jewish communities thriving in Diaspora

    byElihu Katz and Menahem Blondheim
  • Sen. Joe Lieberman yesterday.(Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
    Sen. Joe Lieberman yesterday.(Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
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    Is Today’s NYT Column Anti-Semitic?

    A friend says yes; I merely marvel at Lieberman’s effect on Jews

    byMarc Tracy
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    Today on Tablet

    Taking a stand on the Armenian genocide, and more

    byThe Editors
  • William Blake, Job’s Evil Dreams, 1825.(The Morgan Library & Museum)
    William Blake, Job’s Evil Dreams, 1825.(The Morgan Library & Museum)
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    Counter-Revelations

    In his subtle translations of the Bible’s Wisdom Books—Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job—Robert Alter highlights the canon’s subversive side

    byAdam Kirsch
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