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Pluralism is a Jewish value. But pretending all ideas are equal destroys democracy.

To attach The New York Times’ decision to print Sen. Tom Cotton’s op-ed to the legacy of rabbinic pluralism is to desecrate the majesty of God.

By Yehuda Kurtzer June 5, 2020 1:05 pm

The Medieval Scholar Who Made Arabic the Language of the Jews

Rabbi Saadiah ben Yosef Gaon was a man of immense knowledge—and immense opinions. Born in Egypt in the 10th century, the Saadiah Gaon was the first Jew to write extensively in Arabic, becoming the founder of Judeo-Arabic lit. In fact, his Arabic translation of the Torah is a relic of vast historical significance, not […]

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The 260-Year-Old Church Ladder That Shows Just How Much Jews and Christians Have in Common

This 260-Year-Old Church Ladder Shows Just How Much Jews and Christians Have in Common

If you’re feeling lonely on this most Christian of days, just think of all that Jews and Christians have in common. Namely: in-fighting. In the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, stands, or rather leans, a ladder. But this isn’t any ladder—this is the Immovable Ladder. First mentioned in 1757, […]

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Pluralism is a Jewish value. But pretending all ideas are equal destroys democracy.

The Medieval Scholar Who Made Arabic the Language of the Jews

This 260-Year-Old Church Ladder Shows Just How Much Jews and Christians Have in Common

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