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In a totally ludicrous hit Netflix show, the trope of the magic Mossad agent returns

By Mira Fox

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Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?

By Benyamin Cohen

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A six-step guide to making mishloach manot that don’t suck

By Louis Keene

 

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