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20 May 2024

12 Iyar 5784

The cemetery at Old St. Nicholas Church in Eklutna. The grave markers, known as spirit houses, are meant to provide a site for the deceased to retrace the steps of their life before they can pass on to eternity.

The cemetery at Old St. Nicholas Church in Eklutna. The grave markers, known as spirit houses, are meant to provide a site for the deceased to retrace the steps of their life before they can pass on to eternity.

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The Orthodox Church’s Northern Exposure

In Alaska, a unique combination of Indigenous rituals and Russian theology has a centuries-long history. It all began with sea otters.

byMaggie Phillips

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Don’t Cry for Me

The Jews’ love affair with the humble onion dates back to ancient times. But how well do you know which one to use for which recipe in your kitchen today?

Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City, 2017

Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City, 2017

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Sinwar in Exchange for Rafah

Why is the Biden administration dangling the Hamas chief in exchange for stopping the Gaza war? Because the terror group’s survival is key to the administration’s larger project in the Middle East.

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Don’t Cry for Me

The Jews’ love affair with the humble onion dates back to ancient times. But how well do you know which one to use for which recipe in your kitchen today?

Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City, 2017

Yahya Sinwar in Gaza City, 2017

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Sinwar in Exchange for Rafah

Why is the Biden administration dangling the Hamas chief in exchange for stopping the Gaza war? Because the terror group’s survival is key to the administration’s larger project in the Middle East.

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Don’t Cry for Me

The Jews’ love affair with the humble onion dates back to ancient times. But how well do you know which one to use for which recipe in your kitchen today?

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The Illustrated Hostage Diary of Moran Stella Yanai

byRachel Shalev

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The Left’s Campus Protest Scam

From Black Lives Matter, to climate change, to the war in Gaza, the demand to hire more identity studies faculty and consultants is a constant

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Sinwar in Exchange for Rafah

The Left’s Campus Protest Scam

Is the Backlash to Universities Becoming Real?

byRichard Hanania

Schumann’s Most Jewish Songs

byDavid P. Goldman

byJay Neugeboren

The Jewish Oyster Problem

byAndrés Spokoiny

Yizkor After the Black Sabbaths

byShlomo M. Brody

Sweating the Small Stuff

byDovid Bashevkin

The Gold Rush Shul

byNomi Kaltmann

How Hamas Saved Egypt

byJudith Miller

The Gates of Gaza

byMichael DoranandCan Kasapoğlu

Don’t Cry for Me

How a South African Dish Became a Staple of the IDF

A Birthday Party in Israel

Empathy Is Part of Our Jewish DNA

byElliot Cosgrove

Harry Truman’s Seder Message

byStuart Halpern

The Birth of a New Passover Breakfast Tradition

The Orthodox Church’s Northern Exposure

byMaggie Phillips

The Illustrated Hostage Diary of Moran Stella Yanai

byRachel Shalev

The Legacy of the Maalot Massacre

byHillel Kuttler

Columbia’s Jewish Commencement

byMichael Hoberman

Haunted by Weimar

Those Who Escaped, and Those Who Remained

byIan KingsburyandJay P. Greene

Of Judaism, but Not in It

The Golden Age of Jewish Hockey

byJeffrey S. Gurock

Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed