Labor’s Temporary Rejection of the Two-State Solution
And what it means for U.S.-Israel relations.
January 22, 2016
Manna and the True Essence of the Sabbath
The goal of Shabbat is to experience an already-completed world.
The biblical commandment to keep the Sabbath first appears in Exodus 16 (part of this week’s Torah reading), several chapters before the giving of the Ten Commandments. The context is the manna that falls from heaven to nourish the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert. Moses explains that on the first five days of the week the Israelites must gather only what they will eat for that day; on the sixth, they should collect enough for both that day and the next, the Sabbath day when no manna will fall. Ethan Tucker argues that the story of the manna is crucial to understanding the essence of the day of rest:
January 22, 2016
Israel’s Relations with Its Arab Citizens Are Improving
How the Israeli government can help.
Saving Ethiopian Jews
A documentary on Operation Joshua.
Using Evolution to Explain Religion
Nothing is more natural than belief in the supernatural.
Manna and the True Essence of the Sabbath
The goal of Shabbat is to experience an already-completed world.