Israel’s Anti-BDS Law Backfires
A wrongheaded retreat.
May 2, 2017
How the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge Came to Be an Apple
A Latin pun and John Milton.
While the Talmud suggests a number of possible identities for the forbidden fruit of Genesis—including a fig, a date, a grape, and a kernel of wheat—not one of them is the apple. Nonetheless, most Western readers of the Bible imagine it to be just that. Nina Martyris describes the transformation of the generic “fruit” of the original Hebrew text:
May 2, 2017
Hamas’s Gruesome Use of Slain Israeli Soldiers as Bargaining Chips
Where is the international outcry?
Russia May Be Setting the Stage for Hizballah’s Next War with Israel
Whether or not it intends to.
How the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge Came to Be an Apple
A Latin pun and John Milton.
In Indonesia, Jews Must Keep a Low Profile
Threatened by rising intolerance.