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Shmuel Klatzkin

Shmuel Klatzkin

Shmuel Klatzkin is a rabbi who previously served as senior editor at the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. He received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and writes and teaches extensively.
by | Feb 22, 2020

In the early days of James Madison’s administration, an extended quarrel broke out in the Jewish congregation of New York…

by | Feb 15, 2020

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by | Feb 8, 2020

One of my duties as a teacher at a Jewish high school was to design and teach a course on…

by | Feb 4, 2020

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by | Jan 30, 2020

The classics are called classic because of their enduring value. A case in point: Plato’s several dialogues in which he…

by | Jan 25, 2020

A king “is appointed to protect his subjects in their lives, properties and laws; for this very end and purpose…

by | Jan 22, 2020

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by | Jan 19, 2020

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by | Jan 8, 2020

Dissenting in the case of Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. (2009), the late Justice Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) wrote,…

by | Jan 4, 2020

Just before the start of the holiday, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a rousing Chanukah video message to British…

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