Domestic Political Controversies Haven’t Harmed Israeli High-Tech
Despite a global downturn, the long-term prospects are good.
May 23, 2023
The Forgotten Shavuot Rebellion
And an ancient sect’s version of all-night study.
The holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost), which marks the start of the wheat harvest and, according to tradition, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, begins on Thursday night. In 4 BCE, it was the occasion of a Judean revolt against Rome, brought about by the death of the Roman client King Herod a few weeks earlier. Martin Goodman, in a brief examination of Second Temple-era sources about the festival, tells the story:
May 23, 2023
The Shoah Was Brought about by Anti-Semitism, Not “Hate”
Learning lessons about everything from “trans violence” to “climate change”—but nothing about the Jews.
The Forgotten Shavuot Rebellion
And an ancient sect’s version of all-night study.
Pictures of a Tunisian Jewish Community on the Eve of a Massacre
A photo essay.
Data Suggest That COVID-19 Took a Toll on Religious Life in the U.S.
People stopped going to places of worship during the pandemic—and many never returned.