How Israel Protects the West
Without Israeli intervention, Islamic State might have gotten nuclear weapons.
December 10, 2015
Turning Traditional Liturgical Poetry into Modern Music
It was popular music then, and can be now.
The musician and vocalist Yair Harel performs Sephardi and North African piyyutim (religious poems), basing his arrangements on traditional melodies. He has also been involved in creating educational resources to preserve and disseminate information about these songs and their history. In an interview with Sephardi Ideas Monthly, he discusses their appeal:
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How Israel Became Europe’s Whipping Boy
Europeans hate Israel because they hate themselves.
Why Is There a Pagan Symbol in Hezekiah’s Seal?
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Turning Traditional Liturgical Poetry into Modern Music
It was popular music then, and can be now.
Fighting Homegrown Terror with Civics Education
Schools once taught American values. Then they stopped.