Israel’s Northern War Could End, but Will Refugees from Border Towns Want to Return to Their Homes?
One mayor doesn’t think so.
November 26, 2024
UFOs, Biblical Giants, and the Post-Religious World
A cultish obsession that isn’t a substitute for religion.
The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on November 13 on the subject of unidentified anomalous phenomena—that is, UFOs. Besides dropping some tantalizing crumbs for UFO obsessives, the hearing offered little information about alien life or bizarre enemy aircraft. Clare Coffey takes a hard look at the world of those obsessives and notes one of the most popular recent trends, which involves not science fiction but the mysterious antediluvian giants (in Hebrew, Nephilim) of Genesis 6:4:
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In the UK, Commenting on Anti-Semitism Can Make You the Target of a Police Investigation. But There Is No Punishment for Anti-Semitism
Britain’s Orwellian present.
Restoring Jewish Safety in a Post-10/7 America
“When we hide being Jewish, we embolden them to attack us.”
UFOs, Biblical Giants, and the Post-Religious World
A cultish obsession that isn’t a substitute for religion.
Ginger and the Jews
A name, a talmudic cure, and a favorite flavoring.