Did Ayatollah Khamenei Approve the Iran Deal?
Only if his conditions are met.
October 23, 2015
The Second Temple’s Warning Stones
Was the Second Temple only for Jews?
In the 1870s, an excavation near the Temple Mount turned up a stone with a Greek inscription, reading, “No foreigner may enter within the balustrade around the sanctuary and the enclosure. Whoever is caught, on himself shall he put blame for the death that will ensue.” Another, similar stone was discovered in Jerusalem in 1935. These are thought to have been part of the Second Temple, most likely added during Herod’s major renovations during the 1st century BCE. Ilan Ben Zion writes:
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The President’s Moral Equivalence in the Face of Palestinian Terror
The postmodern presidency at work.
Why Should We Care What the Mufti of Jerusalem Said to Hitler?
And why are doves so upset by Netanyahu’s comments?
The Second Temple’s Warning Stones
Was the Second Temple only for Jews?
What Happens When a Great Hebrew Poet Visits a Great Yiddish Novelist and Goes Home Without His Shoes?
Will Bialik get the shoes back?