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Speech Acts

Do Jews qualify as a recognized group under the U.S. Civil Rights Act, and are they entitled to its protections in the case of anti-Semitic harassment on university campuses?Welcome to the Arduous Community

Combining empathy with a tough-mindedness rooted in authoritative tradition, a Jewish adult educator offers a path out of the tyranny of the perpetually open mind.No Saint

A global symbol of reconciliation and goodness, Desmond Tutu trails a long history of ugly hatred toward the Jewish people, religion, and state.A Renaissance Jew

Elijah Levita (1469-1549) was a linguist, poet, and humanist who cultivated close relationships with Christian Hebraists and biblical scholars of the day.Sh’mot: Six Women and Moses

In a series of crucial moments in the Torah, the deepest instincts of salvation come to the fore and powerful, unthinking truths prove to be the path not only to righteousness but to redemption. These are moments that often appear to contradict ideas of universal right and wrong; in them, the affirmation of self obliterates fairness and equanimity, love trumps law, and saving your child or your future is the only right worth knowing. They involve the intervention of women. Lebanon’s Disappearing Sovereignty

France's sale of anti-tank missiles to the Lebanese army is but a symptom of a much wider Western capitulation to Hizballah, Syria, and Iran.Much Greek, No Hebrew

Despite his lifelong refusal to learn the holy tongue, Elias Bickerman is revered, rightly, as one of the greatest historians of Judaism in the Hellenistic age.In Search of Herod’s Tomb

A first-hand report by the late archeologist who uncovered the luxurious desert retreat and burial place of the ruler of ancient Judea.Playing Nice

An award for good sportsmanship has highlighted the all-embracing educational ethos of an Orthodox day school.