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Jon Taub

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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Emor: Nak-Behab?

At the end of Parshas Emor, the Torah recounts the case of the megadef, the blasphemer. His background could not have been more disadvantaged: his...

27.04.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jon Taub

The NY Times Platforms ‘Chamas’

The New York Times just published a glowing discussion titled “The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?” —a textbook case of the...

24.04.2026 40

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jon Taub

Rabbi Kurtzer: Exile Yourself First

In a recent talk at the Capital Jewish Museum alongside Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer — president of the Shalom Hartman...

19.04.2026 40

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Jon Taub

Chalice Malice: Leo’s Balaamic Vinegar

In an age when too many voices blur moral lines, Rabbi Jonathan Muskat’s recent piece, “When Restraint Becomes a Moral Failure,” forthrightly...

17.04.2026 40

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Jon Taub

Hagada Dentata

Last week a Chabad emissary posted a triumphant video: outside the ADL conference, he and a friend wrapped tefillin on a Jewish pro-Palestinian...

20.03.2026 70

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Jon Taub

DW, Leni and Spike: They Got Shame

In August 1990, Spike Lee penned a defensive op-ed in The New York Times titled “I Am Not an Anti-Semite,” responding to accusations that his film...

17.02.2026 150

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Jon Taub

No ‘Good’: Being Dan the Wrong Kaf

10.01.2026 40

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Jon Taub

Vayishlach – Amalek Goes To College

06.12.2025 90

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Jon Taub

Bereishis: We WERE Here First

18.10.2025 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jon Taub