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May 27, 2026

Does the Talmud Support Pedophilia? Debunking the Viral Lie

For centuries, antisemites have relied upon a remarkably consistent strategy: isolate an unfamiliar Jewish text,...

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January 07, 2026

How the Caliphate Warped Muhammad’s Verbal Islam Into a Noun

What the Qurʾān designates as “Islām” is not, in its own discursive register, a newly...

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October 31, 2025

The Jewish Origins of Ḥajj and the Caliphate’s Appropriation

If the historical personage behind the title Muḥammad (ca. 570–632 CE) could behold what was...

October 30, 2025

The Secret of Kabbalah: The ‘World to Come’ Is Already Here!

Classical Jewish eschatology never envisioned an “end of the world,” but rather its transfiguration through...

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September 24, 2025

Yes, the Bible Really Talks About (and Allows) Cannabis

From the dawn of human culture, psychoactive plants have mediated between the human and the...

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The Parable of the Pirate King and the Obnoxious Beggar

The following is the first part of a mashal, parabolic story, spoken recently by Rabbi...

August 15, 2025

Are Tattoos Really Forbidden by the Torah?

Many of us grew up being told by our families or congregations that the Torah...

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