Terrorism Is a Moral Choice, Not an Expression of “Spiritual Misery”
Acts of murder are not chapters in a novel to be parsed.
December 14, 2015
A Carved Stone Is Changing Scholars’ Conception of the Ancient Synagogue
Were there miniature sanctuaries even before the Temple was destroyed?
Discovered in the ruins of a 1st-century synagogue in 2009, a large rock known as the Magdala stone is covered with elaborate carvings that seem to depict the Second Temple in great detail. In studying it, scholars are beginning to reconsider the formation and function of ancient synagogues. Isabel Kershner writes:
December 14, 2015
The EU’s Labeling Guidelines Are Illogical, Hypocritical, and in Violation of Binding UN Resolutions
Israeli occupation of the West Bank is fully legal.
Islamic State’s Long War Has Always Targeted Jews
Without a major shift in U.S. strategy, the war will continue.
Joseph, Natan Sharansky, and a Hanukkah Miracle for Our Time
Lighting the menorah in the Gulag.
A Carved Stone Is Changing Scholars’ Conception of the Ancient Synagogue
Were there miniature sanctuaries even before the Temple was destroyed?