The Ancient Christian Roots of Some Modern Anti-Zionism
Whoever the “new Jews” are, they’re not the ones living in Israel.
March 1, 2019
Archaeologists Discover a Wealthy Samaritan’s Winepress
Master Adios.
Originating at the time of the Jewish return to the Land of Israel from Babylonian exile in the 5th century BCE, the Samaritans accepted the Pentateuch while rejecting the other books of the Hebrew Bible along with the rabbinic tradition. Fewer than 1,000 Samaritans live in Israel today, but in the first centuries of the Common Era they likely made up a sizable minority of the land’s population. Recently, writes Ruth Schuster, archaeologists discovered the remnants of a winepress near the town of Tsur Natan in central Israel that apparently belonged to a wealthy Samaritan landlord named Adios:
Subscribe to Continue Reading
Get the best Jewish ideas and conversations. Subscribe to Tikvah Ideas All Access for $12/month
Login or SubscribeMarch 1, 2019
Iran and Russia May Have Won the War in Syria, but the U.S. Can Still Prevent Them from Winning the Peace
Syria needs money its allies don’t have.
Jewish Home’s Merger with Meir Kahane’s Disciples Is a Moral Error—but Not So Grave as One Might Think
Parliamentary maneuvering and Jewish values.
A Bergen-Belsen Prenup Teaches a Lesson in Jewish Resilience
A rare document from the DP marriage boom.
Archaeologists Discover a Wealthy Samaritan’s Winepress
Master Adios.