Tag: Jews

The question of the origins of the Ashkenazi Jews has been a topic of scholarly debate, and the theory suggesting a Khazar origin is one of the hypotheses proposed. The Khazars were a Turkic people who lived in the region that is now modern-day Ukraine, southern Russia, and Kazakhstan. The Kh...

Whenever I criticize Israel, Zionists use the identity trick. In the past, I’ve just pointed them to Why Zionists Love Identity Politics: The long history of deflecting criticism by insisting anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism, but sometimes I name a few of the Jews I admire immeasurably....

It’s common knowledge that Constantine was the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire. And it’s fairly well known that he began a crack down on pagan worship and belief while simultaneously promoting Christianity and the Christian church opening up the state treasuries for the build...

I’ve given a lot of thought to whether I am an American Jew or a Jewish American. To some, perhaps there’s not a difference; to me, the difference feels huge. I am an American Jew. My Jewishness is the core of who I am and what makes me different from 98% of the American population. Grow...

I know, the High Holidays are upon us and after atoning for my [many] sins of the previous year, I may not be off to the best start by coveting someone else’s experience. But I can’t help it. After one of the most transformative experiences I’ve ever had, attending services all day...

There are countless other jokes about Jews and food and it’s no wonder. It’s no secret that Jews have a relationship with food. In fact, there is no way that you can practice Judaism religiously or culturally without food. Within the Jewish legal framework there is the idea that Jewish r...

In 2023, after half a century, most Holocaust survivors have passed away, and many of their children have also left us, leaving behind a generation of grandchildren and great-grandchildren who have not experienced the tragedy of the Second World War and the horrors of Nazi-Fascist persecution. This ...