Is Israel Alienating American Jews, or Are American Jews Alienating Israelis?
The flipside of the Kotel controversy.
June 30, 2017
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Dry Bones through the Eyes of an Ancient Jewish Artist
The Dura-Europos synagogue as an artistic midrash.
The synagogue at Dura-Europos—an ancient city in what is now eastern Syria and was then the frontier between the Roman and Sassanian empires—is thought to have been built in the 2nd or 3rd century CE and is one of the oldest synagogues ever discovered, as well as one of the best preserved. Although the synagogue itself has reportedly been destroyed by Islamic State, its elaborate wall paintings of biblical scenes, arranged in three rows (or “registers”) are in a Damascus museum and have been photographed extensively. Jo Milgrom and Yoel Duman explicate a series of these paintings drawn from the book of Ezekiel, which they understand as an artistic “midrash” on the corresponding passages:
June 30, 2017
How an Iran-Backed Lobbying Organization Defamed Israel to Push the Nuclear Deal
Trita Parsi, NIAC, and the mullahs.
Why Jews Should Welcome the Supreme Court Ruling That Missouri Can’t Deny Funding to a Church Playground
It’s an advance, not a setback, for freedom of religion.
How India’s Federal System Paved the Way for Reconciliation with Israel
Diplomacy followed economics and development aid.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Dry Bones through the Eyes of an Ancient Jewish Artist
The Dura-Europos synagogue as an artistic midrash.