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Mar 12, 2009

NBC’s David Gregory to ‘Explore Jewish’ on Sunday

From a parts of speech perspective, one doesn’t normally “explore Jewish.” You explore Judaism. You can explore Jewish activities. But as a word, “Jewish” is an adjective (she is Jewish / a Jewish wedding). Using the word otherwise—as a noun—is what many Israelis I know do. “Moses led the Jewish out of Egypt.” Coming from them, it sounds sort of cute. For Americans, it doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. It’s like saying you’re…

 
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