Israel Must Stop the West Bank from Turning into a Hamas Stronghold
“Gazafication” is a double-edged sword.
July 5, 2024
The Gay Dutch Zionist Poet Who Became a Haredi Anti-Zionist
The murder of Jacob de Haan.
Today, on the Jewish calendar, is the 100th anniversary of the murder of Jacob Israël de Haan, who was shot leaving a Jerusalem synagogue by a member of the Haganah. Martin Kramer deems this “the first nationalist murder of a Jew by a fellow Jew”—at least in modern times. Drawing on a pen-portrait by the Zionist leader Frederick Kisch, Kramer describes De Haan’s unusual life:
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A New Hebrew Bible Translation Forsakes Elegance and Accuracy for Gender-Neutral Language
“Psalm 78 contains 25 awkward uses of ‘[God]’ in square brackets to avoid writing ‘He.’”
The British Roots of the U.S. Cantorate
Readers, Ministers, and Teachers.
The Gay Dutch Zionist Poet Who Became a Haredi Anti-Zionist
The murder of Jacob de Haan.
How the Jewish Vote Could Shape the Next Election
President Biden forgot that Jews can get mad too.