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The Liberalism of Niall Ferguson

I’ve been reading Empire, How Britain Made the Modern World, by Niall Ferguson. I already knew, when I started reading the book, that I’d disagree with some of his historical takes, and I’ve gotten about halfway through the book without … Continue reading →

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Life in the Third World

I visited a restaurant of good repute for dinner. Sitting at the next table was an old black American gentleman. He asked me where I was from. “Oregon,” I answered. He thought for a moment and asked, “Is that somewhere … Continue reading →

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At What Point Does the “Jewish People” Become No More Than a Religion?

I just ran my raw DNA results through the latest GED match tool. Here are the results: According to this, my DNA is about 44% from the Levant (ancient Hebrew/Jewish?), 35% Southern European (Mediterranean) and about 18% Northeast European (native … Continue reading →

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Concluding Thoughts on Hebrew Pronunciation

It always bothered me how ancient illustrious languages faded away and disappeared and nobody had the foresight to record their last moments of life. In a world where, for example, the Egyptian language was clearly dying and only a handful … Continue reading →

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The Truth of True Speech Part 11

The Pronunciation of the Letters According to the Septuagint Just now, the Lord granted me possession of a book that cites hundreds of proper nouns from Scripture in Hebrew and in their Greek transliteration according to the Greek Septuagint. From … Continue reading →

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How The Left Kills Blacks

I reached an impasse in my translation of my late friend’s book on the pronunciation of Hebrew. Even though I’ve been lazy about posting here, I’ve been active on X. Follow me there if you’re so inclined: https://x.com/jewamongyou Here’s a … Continue reading →

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The Truth of True Speech Part 10

The Hard and Soft Taw (ת, תּ) The letter Taw (ת, תּ) is among the letters בגדכפ”ת, which have both hard and soft versions. The hard version is just like a T and the soft version is like English TH … Continue reading →

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The Truth of True Speech Part 9

The Letter Resh (ר) The pronunciation of the letter Resh (ר) is known to be like the letter R, but the letter Resh (ר) itself varies from place to place just like the letter R. In each place, the Jews … Continue reading →

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The Truth of True Speech Part 8

The Letter Qof (ק) The letter Qof (ק) is pronounced, among the various Jewish communities, in five different ways. This is testimony to the fact that it’s very difficult to pronounce correctly. Therefore, each person pronounced it however was easiest for … Continue reading →

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The Truth of True Speech pt. 7

The Letter Sadi (צ) The pronunciation of the letter Sadi (צ) is known, and it is similar to the letter Semakh (ס, S), but it’s stronger. The difference between it and the Semakh (ס) is the same as the difference … Continue reading →

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