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Articles on Israel and Judaism

From Paradise to Persecution: Laura’s Story

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Michel Botman

The story of Laura Codron by Noah Botman, June 2010. There are few places on earth more beautiful than the island of Rhodes. This sacred island of the Greek god Helios is overflowing in ancient sights and bathed in glorious … Continue reading →

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Walk with Israel

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Michel Botman

. . . . . . . Above: Noah; leaving Ontario Place

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Who is a Jew? Should Judaism recognize children of Jewish fathers as halachically Jewish?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Michel Botman

. . . . . . . A recent study conducted at Germany’s University of Tubingen of three thousand year old DNA from Tutankhamun’s mummy identifies King Akhenaten as his genetic father and proves that Queen Nefertiti – King Akhenaten’s … Continue reading →

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Conversion catastrophe

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Michel Botman

. .Young Russian Jewish girls near Kikar Hamedina, Tel Aviv.  (Michel Botman Photography, 2007). Reflections on Paul Lungen’s excellent article regarding Israeli Rabbi Michael Melchior’s warning that “Haredi Jews slamming the door on conversions that don’t comply with their own … Continue reading →

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