Enduring Myths about the Six-Day War and Its Aftermath
There weren’t missed opportunities for peace.
June 7, 2017
Celebrating Shavuot with the Samaritans
A photo essay.
On Sunday, Israel’s Samaritans—members of a Jewish sect that broke away around the 5th century BCE—gathered to celebrate what on their calendar was the first day of the holiday of Shavuot. The Samaritans recognize the authority of the Pentateuch but not that of the other biblical books or of the rabbinic tradition. Alongside a series of photographs of the holiday rituals, the Times of Israel writes:
June 7, 2017
The Associated Press’s 80-Year History of Collaborating with Anti-Semitic Tyrannies
Learning the lessons of the organization’s Nazi-era fake news.
Great Britain’s Labor Party Has a Jewish Problem, and It’s Not Going Away
It doesn’t seem to be turning off non-Jewish voters.
An Orthodox Hebraist’s Love of America and Vision of Modern Jewish Scholarship
Samuel K. Mirsky: a grandson’s appreciation.
Celebrating Shavuot with the Samaritans
A photo essay.