Iran Could Be Planning to Strike at the U.S. in Latin America
Aiming for the soft underbelly.
March 13, 2020
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Translation of Jonah
And one verse of Isaiah.
Best known for his knowledge of elvish, the celebrated fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien was by profession a philologist with a mastery of numerous ancient languages—including biblical Hebrew. And he was also a devout Catholic. Thus it was only natural that when Father Alexander Jones began work on creating a fresh translation of Scripture from the original languages for English-speaking Catholics, he turned to the author of The Lord of the Rings. (The resulting edition, published in 1966 and known as the Jerusalem Bible, is still widely used today.) Philip Kosloski writes:
March 13, 2020
Israel Seems to Have Blunted the Medical Effects of the Coronavirus, but Economic Costs Still Loom
Meet Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, the economist coordinating the Jewish state’s public-health measures.
Is Poland’s Jewish Revival an Expression of Philo-Semitism, or Something Else?
“It’s fashionable to have a Jewish friend—the way it’s fashionable to have a gay friend.”
Contrary to Islamic Law, Yemen Plans to Destroy a Jewish Cemetery
Erasing the last remnants of an ancient community.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Translation of Jonah
And one verse of Isaiah.