The Movement to Return Jewish Worship to the Temple Mount Has Gone Mainstream
One brief and brilliant moment, and a kaddish.
September 25, 2017
The Movement to Return Jewish Worship to the Temple Mount Has Gone Mainstream
One brief and brilliant moment, and a kaddish.
During the eruption of violence against Israelis in Jerusalem this summer, and the subsequent struggle over metal detectors, the Islamic authorities briefly boycotted the Temple Mount. As a result, Jewish visitors, normally prohibited from praying there, immediately began to do so. Meir Soloveichik puts the episode in context and describes its meaning:
September 25, 2017
Why Israel Went Out on a Limb to Support Kurdish Independence
A shared vision and a shared history.
Valerie Plame’s Circulation of an Anti-Semitic Article Was Deliberate
The growing tolerance for anti-Semitism on the far left and the far right.
American Jewish Fiction Has a New Favorite Theme: the Jewish State
Distant cousins.
The Lost Books of a Polish Yeshiva and Their Mysterious Fate
The Hitler Youth’s newspaper said they were burned. But it was lying.