The Arab Press Blames Iran Rather Than Israel for Gaza’s Woes
In the Persian Gulf, skepticism of the Palestinian narrative.
August 10, 2022
Reconstructing the High Priest’s Palace
Two stories, seven mosaics, and eight mikvehs.
In the 1980s, Israeli archaeologists excavated a large residential building not far from the Temple Mount, which they conjectured had belonged to the high priest or kohen gadol—the direct descendent of Aaron responsible for performing the most important rituals in the Temple. Leen Ritmeyer describes the building, and provides photographs of the excavation along with his own intricate drawings of its layout:
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The Secular Zionist Who Insisted on Mourning the Destruction of the Temples—Even in the Land of Israel
Berl Katznelson’s defense of the Jewish calendar.
After Three Decades of Relative Security, Something Has Changed for Russian Jews
“From every perspective, it’s better for Jews not to be in Russia.”
Reconstructing the High Priest’s Palace
Two stories, seven mosaics, and eight mikvehs.
In Defense of the Synagogue
What happens when you outgrow the organization for young professionals?