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Sunday, 7 June 2015


 
        
June 07, 2015
 
       
 
 
NEWS
Benjamin Kweskin    
The quiet Iraqi village of Al Qosh, thought to house the tomb of a Jewish prophet, lies only 34 miles from the headquarters of ISIS. Benjamin Kweskin traveled there over Shavuot. This is what he found.
 


OPINION
Elissa Strauss    
In this installment of Godology, Elissa Strauss and Scott Perlo discuss what it means not to believe that the Torah was written by God’s hand.
 


OPINION
    
A Jewish man joined his Episcopalian girlfriend at church — and he liked it. He asks the Seesaw if he can enjoy another religion without betraying his faith.
 


CULTURE
Alyssa Quint    
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research represents the brick-and-mortar memory of East European Jewry. A new book by Cecile Esther Kunitz describes the institution’s rise and continued relevance.
 

 


CULTURE
Michael Kaminer    
Mordecai Richler’s iconic character, Duddy Kravitz, returned to Montreal this weekend in a hometown musical with all-star bona fides.