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Anti-Semitism and the American University

Many faculty members are themselves too discomfited by Israel to be comfortable examining the explosion of anti-Semitism, much of it aimed at that country.Dutch Treat

An unusually large number of Yiddish words made their way into the language of Holland. Take asjewijne, for example—or biskopetjes.Cantors and Levites

Five years of formal schooling may seem like a lot, but as with the Levites in the ancient Temple, the musical and Jewish training of today's cantors is a lifetime's affair. Certified Kosher

The list of animals permitted for consumption in the book of Deuteronomy includes the aqqo, the dishon, and the zemer; but what exactly are they?Darwin’s Rabbi

The 19th-century chief rabbi of Moravia was an early devotee of genetics and evolutionary theory, and saw in Judaism a "treasury of observations of nature and inquiries into it."Terror at the King David

Sixty-five years ago this week, the bombing of the historic hotel and then-headquarters of the British Mandate led the British to reevaluate their long-term presence in Palestine. On Hate Speech, Boycotts, and Censorship

"Free speech" is regularly invoked as a principle in Israeli political discourse, especially by the Left—but it is very far from being applied universally.A Tale of Two Embassies

The Syrian embassy in Washington is perfectly safe, with no need of a blast wall or barbed wire; the same cannot be said of the American embassy in Damascus.