The San Remo Conference Turned Jewish Historic Rights into Legal Rights
The centennial of the agreement that shaped the modern Middle East.
April 24, 2020
Long Thought to Be Spain’s Oldest Church, an Ancient Site Might in Fact Be One of Europe’s Oldest Synagogues
The telltale menorah.
In the Roman ruins outside the eastern Spanish town of Elche lies an ancient basilica which has become a popular tourist destination. The main portion of the structure was built in the 4th century CE, and an apse was added in the 5th. For many years, archaeologists have assumed the building to have been a church, but the scholar Robyn Walsh has recently argued that—although undoubtedly used for Christian worship in its later form—it was originally a synagogue. Candida Moss writes:
April 24, 2020
What Israeli Sovereignty in the West Bank Would Mean, and Why Britain Should Support It
Palestinian leaders have another chance at statehood. They should take it.
Has One of the Most Influential American Israel-Advocacy Groups Reached Its Expiration Date?
Why the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations matters.
Struck Severely by the Coronavirus Pandemic, Ultra-Orthodox Jews Now Play a Crucial Role in Its Treatment
“Get the Ḥasidim!”
Long Thought to Be Spain’s Oldest Church, an Ancient Site Might in Fact Be One of Europe’s Oldest Synagogues
The telltale menorah.