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Trump cuts to humanities grants undermine a stated priority: Restoring religion
President Donald Trump ran on a campaign promise to 'bring back religion.' The NEH grants he canceled include several that ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel1d
99 Arabic Names Plus Elohim ‘We’ In Quran
ELOHIM: Translated as God (a plural noun, for more than one, almost always used with singular verbs, the dual form Eloah is used in Job); Elohim is the royal I; and is very often used in the Quran. It ...
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At the 100-year mark, Hebrew University’s American friends are looking to capitalize on a unique moment
Pamela Nadler Emmerich — then a teenager from Montreal — arrived in Jerusalem for her freshman year at Hebrew University. ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel2d
99 Arabic Names Plus Hebrew’s Elohim As Royal Plural In Quran
ELOHIM: Translated as God (a plural noun, for more than one, almost always used with singular verbs, the dual form Eloah is used in Job); Elohim is the royal I; and is very often used in the Quran. It ...
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Will the next pope speak Hebrew? A Jewish guide to the cardinals who could succeed Francis
In the wake of Pope Francis’ death on Monday, Catholic cardinals from across the world will gather for a conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.  And one name that’s been ...
Where the word ‘Easter’ comes from and how only 2 European languages use it
Easter' is found in English and German but in most other European languages the word for the festival comes from old words ...