The Long Road to Middle East Peace Starts in Saudi Arabia
Don't let Oslo-like mirages get in the way.
May 30, 2017
Why Some Jews Stand for the Ten Commandments and Others Sit
Marcionites, Gnostics, and a Shavuot custom.
On the first day of the holiday of Shavuot, which begins Tuesday evening, the passage in the book of Exodus that includes the Decalogue will be read in synagogues. While in many communities it is customary for the congregation to stand when the Ten Commandments are declaimed, ancient and modern rabbis have objected to this practice. Gil Student explains why:
May 30, 2017
How the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Became a Major Donor to BDS
And to pro-Iran-deal advocacy.
For International Diplomats, Suicide Bombing Is Evil Unless Used against Jews
The Manchester bombing highlights UN hypocrisy on terror.
The Ancient Roman Writers Who Laid the Foundations of Anti-Semitism
Hatred of Jews in the pre-Christian era.
Why Some Jews Stand for the Ten Commandments and Others Sit
Marcionites, Gnostics, and a Shavuot custom.