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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

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From Black cantors to kosher health nuts, new book reveals lost histories of Yiddish NYC

Great for Hanukkah, ‘The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City’ by Henry H. Sapoznik is not your usual guidebook. In fact, many...

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The Times of Israel

Zack Rothbart

This Muslim scholar wants to revive the ‘Judeo-Islamic tradition,’ starting with Moses

In his new book ‘The Islamic Moses,’ US-based author Mustafa Akyol turns to the Quran’s focus on a shared prophet to highlight a historic...

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The Times of Israel

Zack Rothbart

The Eternal Flicker

There is something sublimely and humblingly eternal about the flames of a candle. Specifically when you know those very same flames were meditated...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zack Rothbart

The Hasid’s triumphant blow

29.09.2024 2

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Zack Rothbart