Jews – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:22:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Jews – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Curtains, Mantles, Finials, and Crowns – The Torah and Its Adornment https://brewminate.com/curtains-mantles-finials-and-crowns-the-torah-and-its-adornment/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:00:23 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=192397 The Jewish people are known as the ‘people of the Book’. Introduction This remarkable silver crown, lavishly decorated

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]]> The Great Jewish Revolt and the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE https://brewminate.com/the-great-jewish-revolt-and-the-siege-of-jerusalem-in-70-ce/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:01:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=187667 It is estimated by the ancient historians Tacitus and Josephus that about 600,000 to 1,100,000 people died in

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]]> Christian Persecution of Jews over the Centuries https://brewminate.com/christian-persecution-of-jews-over-the-centuries/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:00:13 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=184963 There was a continuing rationale for the indefensible Christian conduct of the Middle Ages. Introduction Many of today’s

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]]> Conspiracies about a “Jewish Takeover” Have Long Been an American Problem https://brewminate.com/conspiracies-about-a-jewish-takeover-have-long-been-an-american-problem/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:05:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165238 The “Unite the Right” rally and others echo sentiments of American antisemitism in the 19th century. Introduction “Jews

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]]> A Jewish Tombstone in Ancient Mesopotamia https://brewminate.com/a-jewish-tombstone-in-ancient-mesopotamia/ Sun, 22 Dec 2019 18:22:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=112603 A tombstone commissioned by a man in memory of his deceased mother, “Siporah daughter of Dan”. Everything that

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]]> Times Like Good Friday Were Dangerous for Medieval Jews https://brewminate.com/times-like-good-friday-were-dangerous-for-medieval-jews/ Sun, 19 May 2019 18:08:24 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=95242 Language about Jews in the medieval Good Friday liturgy often carried over into physical violence toward local Jewish

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]]> Jewish Immigration during the Revolutionary War https://brewminate.com/jewish-immigration-during-the-revolutionary-war/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:31:58 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=85319 Jews were not welcomed everywhere in the colonies, but they established small communities. Not many Jews immigrated to

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]]> What Hanukkah’s Portrayal in Pop Culture Means to American Jews https://brewminate.com/what-hanukkahs-portrayal-in-pop-culture-means-to-american-jews/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:34:58 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=79076 Hanukkah demands fewer religious rituals than most other Jewish observances. Golden Pixels LLC Despite the primacy of Christmas in American culture, the

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]]> How Hannukah Came to America https://brewminate.com/how-hannukah-came-to-america/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:34:01 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=78754 In the United States, Hanukkah has gained much significance. Tercer Ojo Photography/Shutterstock.com Hanukkah is ranked one of Judaism’s minor festivals.

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]]> Enlightenment Jewish Style: The Haskalah Movement, 18th- and 19th-Century Europe https://brewminate.com/enlightenment-jewish-style-the-haskalah-movement-18th-and-19th-century-europe/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:00:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=77223 Moses Mendelssohn (left) discusses theology with Johann Kaspar Lavater and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, c.1800 /

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