For Israel’s Sake and Its Own, the U.S. Must Deter Iran
America has become the proxy for Tehran to retaliate against Israel.
November 30, 2023
The Story of a 1,500-Year-Old Egyptian-Jewish Papyrus
An unidentified text about the Yom Kippur service.
Last week, I recommended a fascinating video about a marriage document belonging to one of the Jewish soldiers in the Persian army who were stationed in Egypt in the 5th century CE. The document is one of many historical Egyptian artifacts in Moscow’s Pushkin Museum. Today, I’m recommending another video from the same series, about another item from the same collection: a papyrus dating from the 6th or 7th century CE, written in Hebrew, describing the Temple service on Yom Kippur. Matti Friedman tells its story. (Video, 6 minutes.)
November 30, 2023
Did Hamas Kill the Possibility of Saudi-Israeli Normalization? Hardly
The war might even make it more likely.
How the Washington Post Turned a Story about Israel Rescuing Palestinian Children into One about Israeli Cruelty
A masterclass in journalistic manipulation.
How the UK’s Medical System Decided a Baby Didn’t Deserve Treatment
The false gods of the National Health Service.
The Story of a 1,500-Year-Old Egyptian-Jewish Papyrus
An unidentified text about the Yom Kippur service.