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I was born in St. Louis, Missouri and that makes me a Midwesterner. I love rockabilly, think about the 1904 World’s Fair at least once a month, and will be a Cardinals baseball fan for the rest of my life. I was born to Jewish parents, and that makes...

Yuval A lot of things have come together for me in the past few days. Yesterday we observed Tisha b’Av, which brought to mind the sinat hinam, pointless hatred among Jews, that Jewish tradition blames for the destruction of the Temple and the dispersal...

JUNE 22 In History 217 BCE : Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was part of the ongoing power struggle between the Seleucids and the Ptolomies for the land mass...

On Nov. 18, 2009, Dennis Prager wrote in the Forward: Thanksgiving has always been my favorite national holiday. In fact, although I am a religious Jew (or rather,because I am a religious Jew), it rivals my favorite Jewish holidays for my affection...

By insinuating himself into Trump’s family, Boteach has appointed himself Trump’s top Jewish surrogate. "He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates gifts will live.” —Proverbs 15:27 “As a rabbi, I am particularly grateful to...