Leaked Emails Point to an Iranian Influence Operation That Reaches into the U.S. Government
And appears to have recruited a Pentagon official.
September 27, 2023
While Fighting a Desperate War against the Romans, a Jewish Leader Worried about Celebrating Sukkot
The palm frond and the sword.
Recently, archaeologists unearthed several Roman swords in a cave in the Judean desert, which they believe had been stored there by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE. Meir Soloveichik considers this discovery in light of one made over 80 years ago, by the famed soldier-archaeologist Yigael Yadin, in another desert cavern: letters from the rebel leader Shimon Bar Kokhba himself. In one missive, he asks to be brought palm branches (lulavim), citrons, willows, and myrtle for the rites of the Sukkot holiday—which the Jews of 2023 will begin celebrating this Friday evening:
September 27, 2023
Hamas Organized Violent Protests against Israel to Get Money from Qatar
To terrorist leaders, Palestinian lives don’t matter—but money does.
While Fighting a Desperate War against the Romans, a Jewish Leader Worried about Celebrating Sukkot
The palm frond and the sword.
The Great Clashes between Science and Religion Have Often Been about Something Else
Magisteria.
How Adam and Eve Ended Up Eating an Apple
Figs, grapes, and unconvincing explanations.