The UN Resolution on Israel Opens the Door for Legal Warfare
Not only against Israel, but also against the U.S.
December 29, 2016
Solomon ibn Gabirol’s Poetic Genius
The original misunderstood and lonely poet.
Having lived in Muslim Spain from roughly 1021 to 1058, Solomon ibn Gabirol had the benefits of an extensive Jewish education, exposure to Arabic poetry, and knowledge of ancient philosophy and science, mostly through Arabic translations of Greek works. Although he was not the first great Hebrew poet to adapt the forms and styles Arabic verse, he was among the most skillful; he was also a sophisticated philosopher and theologian, although many of his prose works have not survived. Raymond Scheindlin writes:
December 29, 2016
Hizballah’s Brutal Occupation of Aleppo
Not a terrorist organization, but an army.
What Jews and Christians in the Middle East Have in Common
As go the Jews, so go the Christians.
The Maccabees and Fighting Wars on Shabbat
How the Hasmoneans changed halakhah.
Solomon ibn Gabirol’s Poetic Genius
The original misunderstood and lonely poet.