Oliver Buchannon
J.J. Kimche
Reckoning With Mrs. Job

Jun 3, 2026

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6 min read

Reckoning With Mrs. Job

Job’s wife is neither peripheral nor irrelevant; her terrible little sentence may represent the most coherent theological position in the entire book.

J.J. Kimche
J.J. Kimche
A Land Flowing With Books and Paradoxes

May 20, 2026

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5 min read

A Land Flowing With Books and Paradoxes

There’s nothing like an Israeli bookstore.

J.J. Kimche
J.J. Kimche
Independence and Its Discontents

May 6, 2026

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5 min read

Independence and Its Discontents

Jews have remarkedly varied reactions to the Jewish state, which come to the fore every Israeli independence day.

J.J. Kimche
J.J. Kimche
The Shul-Book: A Field Guide

Apr 15, 2026

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11 min read

The Shul-Book: A Field Guide

The book one brings to long Shul services must be chosen with extreme care. Follow these instructions to avoid disaster.

J.J. Kimche
J.J. Kimche
A Civilization of Questions

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

A Civilization of Questions

"Why is this night different from all other nights?"

J.J. Kimche
J.J. Kimche
Welcome to The Jew From Nowhere

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

Welcome to The Jew From Nowhere

An introduction to this project and your host, J.J. Kimche.

J.J. Kimche
J.J. Kimche

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