As Israelis Await the Third Lebanon War, the West Has Already Bought into Their Enemies’ Propaganda
Border towns have seen a half-century of violence, and expect more.
September 13, 2021
Why No Person in the Bible Ever Forgives Another
Instead, they kiss and make up.
In the days leading up to Yom Kippur, tradition urges Jews to ask one another for forgiveness for wrongs and slights committed in the past, and likewise to forgive those who approach them with contrition. Yet, notes Joshua Berman, nowhere does the Tanakh state explicitly that one person has forgiven another. The Hebrew word meaning to forgive is in fact only used when God is doing the forgiving. Berman explains:
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When the Self-Appointed Guardians of Human Rights Came Together to Condemn the Jewish State
Just a few days after a horrific bombing in Jerusalem.
Why No Person in the Bible Ever Forgives Another
Instead, they kiss and make up.
A German Jewish Historian Reflects on Sixteen Centuries of History, and on His Own Story
From Nazi Germany to a kibbutz to fighting the Axis in Africa.
The Most Interesting Jews of 5782 That Most of the Jewish World Has Never Heard Of
They may not be celebrities or social-media influencers, but they are helping the Jewish people in profound ways.