The Real War on Christians
The plight of Egypt’s Copts grows worse.
December 19, 2016
The King Who Deposed the Maccabees and Renovated the Temple
Herod’s ambivalent relationship with Judaism.
Herod the Great, who ruled Judea as a Roman vassal from 40 to 4 BCE, is primarily known today from the New Testament and Christian art, which portray him as a brutal tyrant. He doesn’t come off much better in the Talmud, in the writings of Josephus, or in other Jewish sources. Yet Herod, who was of Edomite and Arab ancestry and dubious Jewishness, saved Judea from foreign invasion, renovated the Temple (building what is now the Western Wall), and maintained an uneasy modus vivendi with the Pharisees. Antonio Piñero writes:
December 19, 2016
The Next Ambassador to Israel Isn’t a Traditional Diplomat—And?
He’ll be on the same page as his boss, and that can only be a good thing.
After Visiting Israel, a South African Activist No Longer Thinks it’s an Apartheid State
“My views on BDS have changed drastically.”
Reviving the Music of the Last Jewish Record Label Left Standing Under Nazi Rule
Bringing Jewish music back from the ashes of Kristallnacht.
The King Who Deposed the Maccabees and Renovated the Temple
Herod’s ambivalent relationship with Judaism.