Egypt Has a Crucial Role to Play in Keeping the Peace in Gaza
Will Cairo seize the moment?
October 24, 2025
Was There a Book of Noah?
The strange story of antediluvian literature.
This week’s Torah reading contains the story of Noah and his Ark, the Tower of Babel, and, from the biblical perspective, a history of humanity from the Flood to Abraham. Along with the earlier chapters of Genesis, these narratives—and, more importantly what these narratives omit—inspired an entire genre of ancient writings. These texts seem mostly to have been composed in the late Second Temple period and the early centuries of the Common Era. Liv Ingeborg Lied writes:
October 24, 2025
France’s Questionable Occupation of Iraqi Land
An embassy in Baghdad on stolen Jewish property.
For English Police, It’s a Crime to Wear a Star of David Near an Anti-Israel Protest
No wonder anti-Semitism has reared its head on the streets of London.
What the Hebraic Tradition Gave the United States, and Why It Matters
The Jewish roots of American liberty.
Was There a Book of Noah?
The strange story of antediluvian literature.