The Lessons of the Ramallah Lynching, Twenty Years On
The legacy of the second intifada.
October 14, 2020
A Defective Weight from the First Temple Period Found Near the Western Wall
A rare example of ancient Israelite international commerce.
The book of Deuteronomy commands that “thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have,” and, moreover, states that anyone who uses dishonest weights to cheat his customers is guilty of an “abomination.” Thanks to a recent discovery, we know more about what such weights looked like. But in this case, as Amanda Borschel-Dan explains, its flaws are likely due to incompetence rather than wickedness:
October 14, 2020
The Red-Green Alliance Comes to America
Islamists and leftists set aside their differences to undermine the West.
Was the French Enlightenment Anti-Semitic? Revisiting the Great Debate
To Voltaire, Jewish “stubbornness” was an obstacle to progress.
The Rise and Rapid Decline of Lebanese Jewry
The few dozen who remain now live in secrecy.
A Defective Weight from the First Temple Period Found Near the Western Wall
A rare example of ancient Israelite international commerce.