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Shai Afsai

Rhode Island
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Shai Afsai’s Biography

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Shai Afsai (shaiafsai.com) lives in Providence, Rhode Island. In addition to fiction, poetry, and playwriting, his recent work has focused on the writings of Thomas Paine, Zionist historiography, "The bride is beautiful but she is married to another man" stories, Jews and Freemasonry, Benjamin Franklin’s influence on Jewish thought and practice, religious traditions of the Beta Yisrael Jewish community from Ethiopia, Jewish observance and identity in Nigeria, aliyah to Israel from Rhode Island,…

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Can Ethiopian Jewry's Sigd Become A Holiday For All Jews?

Can Ethiopian Jewry's Sigd Become A Holiday For All Jews?

Jewish religious and communal leaders of all ethnicities and denominations would do well to embrace the qesso…

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On the use and misuse of literature in Israeli political debate

On the use and misuse of literature in Israeli political debate

Such mistakes are emblematic of broader problems, including that people have a hard time parting with narrati…

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Besieged by Hate: Tuvia Tenenbom's "Catch the Jew!"

Besieged by Hate: Tuvia Tenenbom's "Catch the Jew!"

Near the end of Catch the Jew!, Tuvia Tenenbom repeats a joke told to him by Michael Mertes, head of the Jeru…

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Reflections On The Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków

Reflections On The Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków

The Jewish Culture Festival’s founders and organizers, and the majority of its attendees, are non-Jewish Pole…

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Bride is beautiful: An irresistible anti-Zionist story

Bride is beautiful: An irresistible anti-Zionist story

Though stories incorporating the phrase “The bride is beautiful, but she is married to another man” lack a pr…

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Sigd: Is World Jewry prepared for another Holiday?

Sigd: Is World Jewry prepared for another Holiday?

Until the middle of the 19th century, the Jews of Ethiopia - the Beta Israel (House of Israel) - lived in alm…

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The Blogs: Participant Observation: A Poem

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By Shai Afsai
| The Times of Israel Verified
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Report this post. Cup of water at a Jewish wedding in New England.
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Seven Children of Antisemites: A Very Short Play

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By Shai Afsai
| Atlanta Jewish Connector Verified
Author’s note: Caryl Churchill’s 2009 play Seven Jewish Children, which no one needed sixteen years ago — not even antisemites — has been adapted and released as a fifteen-minute film no one needs now — not even antisemites. As was the case with the play, part of the film’s supposed intention is fundraising. But don’t worry: none of the money raised from this play or this film about the Jews has been or will be going to anyone Jewish; it’s all reserved for Palestinians.
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The Blogs: Seven Children of Antisemites: a very short play

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By Shai Afsai
| The Times of Israel Verified
Author’s note: Caryl Churchill’s 2009 play Seven Jewish Children, which no one needed sixteen years ago — not even antisemites — has been adapted and released as a fifteen-minute film no one needs now — not even antisemites. As was the case with the play, part of the film’s supposed intention is fundraising. But don’t worry: none of the money raised from this play or this film about the Jews has been or will be going to anyone Jewish; it’s all reserved for Palestinians.
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