For the Time Being, Palestinians Are Best Off under “Occupation”
The West Bank/Gaza experiment.
November 18, 2019
Evidence of the Biblical Tabernacle at Shiloh
One horn of an altar, a goblet, and a ceramic pomegranate.
The Hebrew Bible on several occasions describes altars as having “horns”—generally understood to be rectangular protrusions on the four corners of the altar’s surface. In the ruins of the ancient city of Shiloh, where the Bible states the Tabernacle was located for some time prior to the construction of the First Temple, archaeologists have recently discovered what seems to be the corner of a biblical-era altar, complete with horn. Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman writes:
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How Barack Obama Prepared the Soil for the Democrats’ Turn Away from Israel
Daylight.
The Successes of Israel’s Iron Dome, and Its Downsides
It keeps civilians safe, but allows leaders to dither.
Evidence of the Biblical Tabernacle at Shiloh
One horn of an altar, a goblet, and a ceramic pomegranate.
Over a Century after Its Founding, New York’s Show-Business Synagogue Remains Open
Where the Three Stooges, Sandy Koufax, and Ed Sullivan all prayed.