A Saudi Scholar Lays the Religious Groundwork for Normalization with Israel
And proposes a new Islamic approach to international relations.
July 13, 2022
An Ethiopian Jewish Family Rescues a Rare Copy of the Book of Psalms
One of few extant fragments of the Orit.
In 1991, thanks to the IDF’s Operation Solomon, Askabo Meshiha escaped Ethiopia with his family, but had to leave behind many possessions, including a manuscript of the book of Psalms written in Ge’ez—the liturgical language of the country’s Jews and Orthodox Christians. A few months ago, the family retrieved it. Cnaan Liphshiz tells the story:
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Assessing the Threat from Iran’s Biological Weapons
Tehran has been developing such weapons for decades.
Europe Won’t Solve Its Anti-Semitism Problem by Expanding Bans on “Hate Speech”
Doing so would signal that Israel’s allies have lost the argument.
Why British Jews, of All Stripes, Should Be Concerned about New Restrictions on Orthodox Education
A reminder of 19th-century Anglo-Jewish attitudes to new immigrants from Eastern Europe.
An Ethiopian Jewish Family Rescues a Rare Copy of the Book of Psalms
One of few extant fragments of the Orit.