The Theology of “Resistance” Has Brought Palestinians to an Impasse
The day Palestine gave up.
November 15, 2017
The Planet Saturn and the Jews
How Ibn Ezra reinterpreted an ancient curse.
Ancient Roman astrologers connected each day of the week with a heavenly body; hence Saturn corresponds to Saturday and was associated with the Jews, for whom the seventh day was holy. In Hebrew, as in English, the association is acknowledged in the planet’s name: Shabb’tai. Shlomo Sela explains the symbolic implications of this link:
November 15, 2017
The Right Approach to Bringing the Ultra-Orthodox into the IDF
Integrating without changing.
How Not to Combat Jihadism: Scenes from a French Courtroom
Abdelkader Merah’s war on Jews and fellow Muslims.
A Storied Jewish Archive, Now Digitized, Will Remain in Russia
The Günzburg collection.
The Planet Saturn and the Jews
How Ibn Ezra reinterpreted an ancient curse.