Posts Tagged: Jewish History
A Familiar Plague Infests Israel
Last week 43 Israeli soldiers from Unit 8200 of the IDF Intelligence Corps sent a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Lt....
Yale University Chaplain Who Blamed Anti-Semitism on Israel Resigns
JNS.org - Rev. Bruce M. Shipman, who recently came under fire for blaming the Israeli government for rising anti-Semitism in Europe, has resigned as priest-in-charge...
Real Refugees
Palestinian nationalism is deeply embedded in, and derived from, Jewish history in the Land of Israel. Without Zionism as their primary source of inspiration Palestinians...
On 10th Anniversary, Facebook Says ‘Jewish Ritual Murder’ Page Doesn’t Violate ‘Community Standards’
Jewish human rights group, the Anti-Defamation League, said that social media giant Facebook's assertion that a page entitled "Jewish Ritual Murder" doesn't violate their Community...
How Jewish is Jewish History?
Once we asked, "Who is a Jew?" Now the big question is, "What is Jewish History?" Both questions are largely academic and typical of a...
Pig Heads Sent to Israeli Embassy, Synagogue in Rome
JNS.org - A pig's head was sent to a major synagogue in Rome as well as to other Jewish-affiliated sites in an apparent anti-Semitic incident...
The ‘Homeland’ is the Homeland History Exhibit’s Rightful Home
The group of 22 Arab states that persuaded UNESCO to cancel a Simon Wiesenthal Center exhibit on the Jewish people's 3,500-year homeland connection awakened far more...
Sephardic Group Cautiously Praises Iraqi Government for Recognizing Jewish History
JNS.org - The Sephardic group Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA) cautiously praised the Iraqi government for its recognition of...
Oxford and Cambridge Buy Ancient Jewish Texts
Historic rivals proved recently that collaboration trumps competition. Less than a year after the UK's two oldest universities came together to save a collection of 1,700...
Hebron, Always and for Eternity
Forty years ago I was invited to participate in a journey to Israel that transformed my life. Ironically, it was sponsored by the American Jewish...
To Be a Jew is to Be Part of History
The Bible portion of Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing first fruits to the Temple. The Mishnah (Bikkurim 3) gives a detailed account...
Sexual Choices Amid Evolving Standards
Sexual depravity, like violence, was the natural state of the pagan world, with temple prostitution and human sacrifice going hand-in-hand. Even in the Bible, some...
London Mayor Receives Career Boost After Being Compared to Jewish Former PM Disraeli
London Mayor Boris Johnson's prospects for becoming the UK's next prime minister received a major boost from the country's former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, who...
Actor Robert De Niro Meets With Shimon Peres in Jerusalem (PHOTO)
Israel's President Shimon Peres welcomed a high-profile guest to his residence Tuesday: American actor Robert De Niro. The Godfather star, who was accompanied by his 17-year-old...
