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jewish
Judaism as world wisdom
Sandra is in my office because her marriage is falling apart. She is not a member of any synagogue, and doesn’t consider herself religious.
Nazi-looted trove contains lost works by Matisse, Dix
Previously unknown paintings by Henri Matisse and Otto Dix are among a vast trove of Nazi-looted art found in a Munich apartment that includes works by some of Europe\’s most celebrated artists, German experts said on Tuesday.
Ban on non-medical circumcision introduced in Sweden
A bill introduced in the Swedish parliament would ban the non-medical circumcision of males younger than 18.
Torah hidden in Polish monastery is returned
A Torah scroll that has been hidden in a Tuchow monastery since 1942 was returned to the synagogue in Dabrowa Tarnowska in southern Poland.
EU adds Hezbollah’s military wing to terrorism list
The European Union agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group\’s involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war.
Is there a shortcut to redemption
Pesach – the Hebrew name for Passover– comes from the Hebrew root PSH which means to skip over, to pass over. It appears first in the context of the ten plagues, in which God skipped over the homes of the Israelites while the rest of Egypt suffered.