Israel Experiences a Resurgence of COVID-19, but This Time with No One to Blame
An apology is due the ultra-Orthodox.
June 4, 2020
DNA Testing Can Help Solve the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Sheep skins and cow hide.
Scholars currently agree that the ancient manuscripts found in the Qumran caves came from the library of a Jewish sect that lived there before the destruction of the Second Temple in the 1st century CE. But despite the extensive research done on these texts, there remains much debate over which were written in Qumran and which were written elsewhere, and about how different fragments fit together. Rossella Tercatin explains how genetic testing can provide answers:
June 4, 2020
Inside the Organization That Fancies Itself the Voice of the “Jewish Resistance”
Bend the Arc.
U.S. Military Aid to Israel Isn’t a Gift, but an Investment—and a Good One
For Washington, the strategic and economic benefits are great.
DNA Testing Can Help Solve the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Sheep skins and cow hide.
Two Great Hebrew Poets Discuss the Longing for Jerusalem at an 800-Year Remove
Judah Halevi and Yehuda Amichai.