John Kerry’s Shameful Parting Shot at Israel
An exclamation point on a failed foreign policy.
December 30, 2016
After the Maccabean Revolt, Jerusalem Entered an Era of Growth and Prosperity
The Hanukkah story didn’t end with the rededication of the Temple.
The city of Jerusalem, once liberated from Seleucid rule by the triumphant Hasmoneans, experienced rapid population growth and expanded westward, while the rulers of the newly sovereign Jewish state enlarged and renovated the Temple complex. Lawrence Schiffman describes what the city looked like in the 1st and 2nd centuries BCE, setting the stage by relating the little-known epilogue to the Hanukkah story:
December 30, 2016
Iran’s Western Partners Have Blood on Their Hands
Europe should put an end to the burgeoning economic bonanza.
Egypt Is Expanding Its Military Capabilities. Should Israel Be Worried?
Just a little.
After the Maccabean Revolt, Jerusalem Entered an Era of Growth and Prosperity
The Hanukkah story didn’t end with the rededication of the Temple.
The Short History of “I Have a Little Dreidel”
The brothers who wrote two of the best-known Jewish melodies early in the last century.