By Philologos
Prisoner X has been in the news lately, but why does he get that moniker? Philologos reveals the strange, mysterious history of using ‘X’ to designate nameless people.
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By Philologos
If you thought that a Yiddish translation of the Qur’an sounded odd, just try translating the New Testament into a language used only by Jews.
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By Philologos
Philologos explains how the Genesis creation story may come from a Babylonian myth about an epic civil war where the gods attack the followers of Tiamat, the goddess of salt-water.
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Philologos tries to solve a 300-year-old mystery. Why did someone carve Hebrew letters on a coffin in 18th century Venice, and what do they mean?
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Many Jews might not know that the new Jewish year is 5773. Philologos explains why even fewer Israelis know what the acronym tash’ag means.
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Philologos examines how odd it would be for an ultra-Orthodox Jew to read the Muslim holy book in a tongue so inextricably linked to Judaism.
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By Philologos
New York Times columnist David Brooks offered a ‘Guide for the Perplexed’ on the 2012 presidential race. He’s one of many who’ve recently used the title coined by the famed Jewish philosopher Maimonides.
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What’s the history of the word ‘mystery’? Philogos reveals all, touching on both ancient Hebrew and one of our favorite authors at the same time.
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By Philologos
Jews have many name for Jesus, not all of them nice. Some Yiddish speakers used a dismissive epithet translating roughly as Little Joe. Others call him son of Panther.
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Some have coined the term ‘Jew-washing’ to refer to the practice of enlisting Jews to make stands that might otherwise be considered anti-Semitic more palatable to the public.
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Reconsider Decision on Rabbis and Intermarriage
Is Steven Hawking’s Decision To Boycott Israel a Boon to BDS?
Forced Out by Nazis, Grandmother Returns With Family to Germany
Tracing the Jewish Origins of the Holy Ghost
Mother of Jewish Teen Killed on Brooklyn Bridge Speaks Out
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