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Professor Jonathan Sarna’s New Book

Avi posted a very interesting (and amusing) lecture by Professor Sarna a couple of months ago, and his name has appeared periodically in articles posted on this website.  He is a member of my shul in Newton, Mass., and in a recent correspondence with him, I mentioned that his work had such wide appeal on [...]

If I forget you, O Jerusalem…

This week the Israelis and Palestinians began the process of restarting peace talks which have been stalled throughout the presidency of George W. Bush. For the first time in seven years, there is a process - however you see it - through which the parties will be attempting to figure out how to live [...]