On Myths and Moneylenders
Rowan Dorin on The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender In the century following the Black Death, new Jewish communities sprang up in
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Jewish Moneylending? Questioning Paradigms, Shattering Myths
Julie Mell responds to the forum on The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender Eppur si muove – “And yet it moves . .
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The Art of Poetry: To Turn Our Grief to Music
Andrew Mossin on Rachel Tzvia Back “Poetry makes nothing happen.” W.H. Auden’s oft-quoted line appears in his 1940 poem, “In Memory of W.B.
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Establishing Truth That’s Trusted in the Gospels and Today
Ramsay MacMullen A front-page feature of the NY Times Science section recently (March 3, 2020) explained how social animals, from primates down through
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Who Speaks for the Jews: Latin and Hebrew Sources
Pinchas Roth on The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender In The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender, Julie Mell aims to uproot several long-held
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Complicating Myths: Moneylending in Iberia
Sarah Ifft Decker on The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender Jews began to settle in Vic, a mid-size city in northwestern Catalonia, only
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The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender: A Forum
The Myth of the Medieval Jewish Moneylender: A Forum An Introduction Nina Caputo (University of Florida) Contributors Who Speaks for the Jews? Latin
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Terrence McNally: Life and Love Onstage
John M. Clum on Raymond-Jean Frontain’s The Theater of Terrence McNally Playwright Terrence McNally, who died on March 24, was one of the
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The Inevitable Lies of Unorthodox
Shaul Magid on Netflix’s Unorthodox A Rosh Yeshiva (Yeshiva Dean) in Jerusalem once said to me, “One of the biggest problems with the yeshiva
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Grieving The Gods: Spirituality At The End of An Age
Keith Hackwood on Peter Kingsley Catafalque. A word to conjure with. Velvety on the tongue but dark and inclined downward somehow; formed in
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