Yes, Retain the U.S. Alliance with the Saudis—but Don’t Let Them Off Easy
More Realpolitik please.
November 26, 2018
A Rare First Temple-Era Weight Discovered Near the Temple Mount
The half shekel.
A volunteer sifting ancient debris from the vicinity of the Temple Mount uncovered a small stone with the word beka—a measurement of weight equal to a half-shekel—inscribed on it in Hebrew. In First Temple times, such stones were used in scales to weigh precious metals. Amanda Borschel-Dan writes:
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An In-Flight Haredi Riot That Never Happened, and Israel’s Social Divisions
The flight 002 election.
In Boycotting the West Bank, Airbnb Boycotts Jews
In no other region in the world would Americans openly accept this kind of prejudice.
How Israel Might Be the Only Place Where an Organic Judaism Can Be Revived
American Judaism is losing both commitment and moderation.
A Rare First Temple-Era Weight Discovered Near the Temple Mount
The half shekel.