When Defaming Israel, the “Washington Post” Doesn’t Bother Confirming the Facts
The anatomy of a libel.
December 14, 2023
The Book of Maccabees and the Rabbinic Perception of Martyrdom
In the Talmud, living for God is even greater than dying for Him.
While Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all venerate martyrs, the term means something very different in each religion. Malka Simkovich argues that the two books of Maccabees—considered part of the Old Testament by many Christian denominations, but excluded from the Jewish Bible—introduced the idea to Judaism. In turn, they exerted much influence on early Christian writers, who heavily emphasized martyrdom. By contrast, Simkovich writes, the rabbinic tradition tended to downplay martyrdom.
December 14, 2023
What Shouldn’t Happen after the War
Avoiding the mistakes of the past.
The Catholic Case against Anti-Semitism
At the UN, hating Jews is far more than “ineffective malevolence.”
Can Neighborhoods Restore American Society?
“The very concept of belonging to a place . . . has all but disappeared.”
The Book of Maccabees and the Rabbinic Perception of Martyrdom
In the Talmud, living for God is even greater than dying for Him.