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Culture What a Jewish view of repentance reveals about Jimmy Swaggart’s tearful confession
His televised 'I have sinned' speech became a cultural touchstone, but in Judaism, repentance isn’t a performance — it’s a process
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Looking Forward How a Jewish reporter like me got addicted to Christian media
Why Jews should be paying attention to Jesus movies
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Fast Forward How Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz’s biblical bickering explains the MAGA divide on Israel
Debating Israel and Iran, Carlson and Cruz got hung up on a verse from Genesis. Who read it right?
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Culture Why are Christian influencers promoting Jesus mezuzahs?
There’s a growing interest in Jewish ritual among American Christians, but does slapping a cross on a mezuzah make it Christian?
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Culture Will the next pope be good for the Jews?
A look at a few of the frontrunners, and their statements on antisemitism, Israel and theology
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Culture The only good Jews in this hit Christian TV show are the ones who follow Jesus
'The Chosen' has long been obsessed with Jewish practice — but Jewish people don't come off well in its retelling
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News Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?
From the Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project Esther’ to Texas' Bible-based school curriculum, Queen Esther has become a Christian touchpoint
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Books A Jewish atheist calls out evangelicals for undermining democracy — and Christianity
Jonathan Rauch sees a “MAGA-fied” church that is not holding up its end of the bargain in defending the Constitution
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Fast Forward Tucker Carlson calls for stripping citizenship from Americans who served in the Israeli army
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News Meet the Jews who helped elect Zohran Mamdani
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Opinion This German word explains Trump’s authoritarian impulses — and Hitler’s rise to power
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Opinion First Camp Auschwitz, now Alligator Alcatraz — why the right is obsessed with commodifying brutality
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Culture Why is the Department of Homeland Security quoting the Bible on Instagram?
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Film & TV The new ‘Superman’ is being called anti-Israel, but does that make it pro-Palestine?
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Sports A Jewish pitcher was tapped to start the MLB All-Star game. In a menschy move, he gave it up.
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