Israeli Strength, Israeli Weakness, and the Return of the Hostages
Jews today feel the same way they did 1,891 years ago.
January 28, 2026
The Oldest Known Portrait of Jerusalem, Destroyed by Islamic State
And a possible depiction of King Hezekiah.
In 2015 or 2016, Islamic State entered an ancient Assyrian palace in the city of Nineveh (in modern-day Iraq) and destroyed the throne room of Sennacherib, who ruled over a Middle Eastern empire from 705 to 681 BCE. Fortunately, scholars had made detailed drawings and descriptions, including of over 330 feet of reliefs, long beforehand. A recent study of these documents argues that one of these reliefs, known as Slab 28, bore the oldest known artistic depiction of Jerusalem. Brent Nagtegaal writes:
January 28, 2026
How Palestinian Terrorists Helped Pave the Way for Islamic Iran
A half-century-long alliance.
The History of Jews in the White House—and How It Might Come to an End
Is the Harris campaign’s treatment of Josh Shapiro a sign of things to come?
For Jews, the Relationship with God Must Be Spiritual, Ethical, and Intellectual
A talmudic theology of mankind.
The Oldest Known Portrait of Jerusalem, Destroyed by Islamic State
And a possible depiction of King Hezekiah.