Egyptian Textbooks Are Cutting Down on Anti-Semitism
Holocaust denial remains, but there are fewer references to “Jewish treachery.”
December 26, 2024
The Angular Menorah’s Rejection of the Graeco-Roman Aesthetic
Maimonides, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and a medieval diagram.
In Philadelphia 80 years ago, Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidim launched their campaign of public menorah lightings, which has popularized the distinctive straight-line shape of the candelabrum preferred by their late rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Reviel Netz examines the origin of this view of what a menorah should look like:
December 26, 2024
Is Turkey Emerging as the Biggest Threat to Israel, or as an Indispensable Ally?
A debate.
The Incoming President’s Middle East Adviser and His Ties to Pro-Hizballah Politics
Massad Boulos is no danger, so long as he isn’t taken too seriously.
The Angular Menorah’s Rejection of the Graeco-Roman Aesthetic
Maimonides, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and a medieval diagram.
Poor Jews Tend to Be the Most Disconnected from Jewish Life
And other findings about Jews without money.