Posts Tagged: Jewish History
Respect History, but Forge a New Path
This week saw the launch of my debut book, Mavericks, Mystics & False Messiahs, marking the end of a long and enjoyable literary journey. Late last...
Algemeiner Editor-in-Chief at J100 Gala: Over History, a Committed Few Have Often Secured the Jewish Future
Throughout history, the future of the Jewish people has often been secured not by majorities, but rather a committed few, the editor-in-chief of The Algemeiner...
Knesset Legislation Risks Bringing the Ghetto to Israel
The ghetto has played an enormous role in Jewish history, not all of it onerous. It bonded people together in learning and in faith. It...
Club Z Combats Silence in the Face of Antisemitism
JNS.org – At Carlmont High School in Belmont, Calif., students were asked to write positive messages in chalk on the pavement, but someone drew a...
New Film Beautifully Showcases Jerusalem Archaeology to Rebut Historical Revisionism
Pierre Rehov's beautiful new film, "Unveiling Jerusalem," shines a spotlight on the city's architectural wonders and amazing recent archaeological finds. Even more importantly, it exposes...
What Did Israel’s Ancient Kings Wear? New Discovery Provides Clues
JNS.org - A newly-published study may lend unprecedented insights into the wardrobe of Israel’s ancient kings. The study -- headed by Tel Aviv University’s Dr. Erez...
The Meaning of Shavuot in Modern Times
I often hear people say pejoratively that our festivals and laws are based on earlier, primitive systems and are therefore somehow inauthentic. That may be, but...
What it Means to Be ‘Good’
When I was a kid, I used to wonder why it was that some children in my circles seemed naturally better and sweeter than others...
The Sad Story of Eliyahu
This is a sad story. For obvious reasons, I am changing names and certain details to protect the memory of a brilliant, flawed person. Eliyahu was...
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
1. According to Heinrich Heine, the 19th-century German poet, “Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.” 2. Moses’ “Let my people go”...
Pesach: Just Do It
"Just do it” is, of course, the Nike's slogan, but I think we Jews should adopt it. Let me explain. Why is Pesach, or Passover, so...
The Rebbe of the West Bank
Last week, my wife and I met at the White House with our friend Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s chief Middle East negotiator. Jason’s a busy...
New Documentary Details Extraordinary Holocaust Escape
JNS.org - The mission to tell the world the story of Jack Kagan's risky escape from a Nazi labor camp consumed Kagan and his son Michael for years....
Mazal: Hope or Superstition
We have just celebrated Purim, a festival named after the lottery, the pur, that nearly decided the fate of the Jewish people. But the randomness of...
