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A key part of the Exodus story—they demonstrated G-d’s power and delivered justice to Egypt.

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Can a DNA Test Determine Jewish Status?

Tribal affiliation follows the direct paternal line, while the question of Jewishness follows the maternal line. Does this mean that genetic testing is a valid way of ascertaining whether one is Jewish or a kohen?

By Yehuda Shurpin

Was the Holocaust a Punishment?

Why can we say that biblical tragedies were punishments, yet contemporary ones are “the mysterious way of G-d”? Have today’s rabbis changed their perception of G-d to fit what’s politically correct?

By Tzvi Freeman