14) that DNA analysis has revealed that Columbus was a Sephardic Jew. Rumors of this have been floating around the Jewish world for a long time — long enough for us to wonder: Is it true?
A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn’t truly account for the experience of Palestinians. German Jewish refugees ...
Sirens sounded into the night on Friday in northern Israel as many Israelis began observing Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. The Israeli military ...
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...
As a Jewish Bible scholar, I know the phrases “murderous from the beginning” and “a liar and the father of lies” are not just any biblical references. Rather, they are part of arguably the ...
No, the United States government is not suing a Jewish book, though the title of the legal case might make it seem that way: “United States Of America v. In Re The Chamisa Humshe Torrah (Five Bo ...
WASHINGTON — A new exhibit at the Museum of the Bible displays one of the oldest Jewish books discovered in Afghanistan, which contains prayers and poems based on texts from the Old Testament and ...