One synagogue’s epic battle over a stained-glass window; the philosopher who inspired Bernard-Henri Lévy’s ‘Genius’; more

One synagogue’s epic battle over a stained-glass window; the philosopher who inspired Bernard-Henri Lévy’s ‘Genius’; more

The U.S. embassy won’t be moving to Jerusalem anytime soon
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May 16, 2017
The Ten Commandments Take Shape
Largeimage JENNA WEISSMAN JOSELIT

In her new book ‘Set in Stone,’ Jenna Weissman Joselit recalls one synagogue’s battle over a stained-glass window

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The Genius of LiteratureBernard-Henri Lévy draws from the well of late-18th-century French philosopher Chateaubriand for a broad defense of the aesthetics and morals of liberalism

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Taking a ‘Sharp Knife’ to the TalmudDaf Yomi: Interpreters of ancient Jewish law ‘often give the impression of doing whatever needs to be done to make the Bible mean what they want it to mean’

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Their Flag and OursThe Confederate side wasn’t the only one to indulge in postwar nostalgia—memorializing its heroes, victims, and symbols. But only one side kept fighting.

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Smallimage Tillerson Signals Trump Won’t Be Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Anytime SoonHard-right pro-Israel partisans who lined up behind Trump are just the latest contractors he has stiffed

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Smallimage Historic New York City Temple Burns DownBeth Hamedrash Hagadol, a 167-year-old Lower East Side landmark, has been destroyed

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Smallimage Trump’s Lawyer Puts Daughter on DisplayMichael Cohen tweeted a picture of his daughter in lingerie, then asked a Twitter user if she was ‘jealous’ of her looks

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