The UN Settlements Resolution Runs Contrary to Longstanding U.S. Policy and to International Law
Don’t believe Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes.
January 10, 2017
The Golem Legend from I.L. Peretz to Pokémon Go and Everything in Between
Mindless automatons on the Jewish mind.
Originating in the 17th century, the standard form of the golem legend has the 16th-century Rabbi Judah Loew of Prague (better known as the Maharal) using his kabalistic powers to animate a sort of primitive robot to protect Jews from Christian violence. The story gained popularity when it began cropping up in 19th- and early-20th-century literature and film and has recently experienced yet another revival. Reviewing some recent examples of the form, Michael Weingrad compares them with their predecessors and seeks to explain the legend’s hold on the Jewish and non-Jewish imagination:
January 10, 2017
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Was No Moderate
He supported terrorism and advocated using nuclear weapons against Israel.
Why Did the British Prime Minister Vote against Israel? Virtue Signaling
She would have done better to exercise the power of veto.
The Golem Legend from I.L. Peretz to Pokémon Go and Everything in Between
Mindless automatons on the Jewish mind.
New Evidence of Hezekiah’s Anti-Idolatry Campaign
He built a wall, a tunnel, and a toilet.