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The Ghost of Jabotinsky and the Future of Israel – By Jeffrey Veidlinger

May 12, 2015June 1, 2015

Jeffrey Veidlinger on Hillel Halkin’s Jabotinsky: a Life There is little question that Vladimir Jabotinsky, the founder of the Revisionist Zionist Movement, was one of ... [Read More]

Asking Better Questions about Ancient Material Culture

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015

Phillip Sherman talks with Erin Darby about ancient Judean pillar figurines. Professor Darby uses the example of Judean pillar figurines to examine methodological ... [Read More]

A Sociolinguistic History of the Jews – By Sarah Bunin Benor

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Sarah Bunin Benor on Bernard Spolsky’s The Languages of the Jews Intellectual history. Political history. Cultural history. Economic history. There are so many lenses through ... [Read More]

A Manual on How Not to Write a Constitution – By Alexander Yakobson

February 16, 2015June 7, 2018

Alexander Yakobson in Defining Israel: A Forum on Recent Attempts to Determine Israel’s Character [This essay is part of Defining Israel: A Forum on Recent ... [Read More]

Defining Israel: A Forum on Recent Attempts to Determine Israel’s Character

December 26, 2014October 9, 2015

A forum edited by Simon Rabinovitch Part I: The Report Constitutional Anchoring of Israel’s Vision: Recommendations Submitted to the Minister of Justice By ... [Read More]

Many Admirers, Few Disciples: The Life and Legacy of Rav Kook – By Samuel Thrope

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014

Samuel Thrope on Yehudah Mirsky’s Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution In the fall of 1913, Avraham Yitzhak Kook, then serving as ... [Read More]

The Presbyterians and I – By Shaye J.D. Cohen

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014

Opinion: Shaye J.D. Cohen on the PCUSA divestment decision On June 20 of this year the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to divest from ... [Read More]

The Vanishing Jews of Antiquity – By Adele Reinhartz

June 24, 2014August 26, 2014

How should one translate the Greek term ioudaios? As a young girl in 1950s and 60s Toronto, I attended the Workmen’s Circle Peretz School ... [Read More]

“Arab,” “Jew,” and Identity in Israel – By Samuel Thrope

April 15, 2014May 22, 2014

Samuel Thrope on Shadow in Baghdad Shadow in Baghdad – Trailer from Zygote Films on Vimeo. In 1946, Baghdad was a Jewish town. ... [Read More]

A Tragedy of the Most Ironic Sort – By Todd Hasak-Lowy

April 1, 2014May 22, 2014

Todd Hasak-Lowy on Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel Every publishing season brings a new batch of titles dealing with ... [Read More]

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