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The Khazar Calumny

A new demographic study resurrects the idea that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from the Khazars of Eurasia.  But the claim flies in the face of history.Original Dialectic

Unlike most Jewish thinkers, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik acknowledged the doctrine of Original Sin—but argued that it did not corrupt man, but split him in two.The Use and Misuse of American Influence

"It is a specifically American conceit that people in other countries and other societies want our social and governmental blueprint as well as our money, medicine, and weapons." Israel’s Electoral System: Accidental Wisdom

Proportional representation is endlessly criticized.  But do we really want an Arab bloc united by Islamism?  An ultra-Orthodox list bound solely by draft avoidance and welfare?Moses’ Choice

Moses was chosen to lead Israel not only by God but, the Gemara says, by his mother.  Still, unlike his enslaved brethren and even Pharaoh, Moses had the freedom to choose.Lost Tribe Finally Found

After many years of opposition from the Israeli government, members of the Indian Bnei Menashe tribe have finally been given the green light to make aliyah.The Esther Code

Just before Nazi Julius Streicher was hanged, he said, “Purim festival, 1946.”  A new book, claiming that the Book of Esther predicated the Holocaust, has become a best-seller in France.