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Winning the Race – New Israel

Assaf Malach

The Christian kingdoms of medieval Europe found inspiration for their national vision in the biblical narrative of God’s chosen race In 1523, a Christian scribe copying a Russian translation of Psalms noted, in an apologetic...

ArticlesEuropeIssue 10 | April 2012Medieval PeriodReligions

Where Bar Kokhba meets Hadrian

Dov Kesselman

Back to the article Bar Kokhba – The Fighters’ Antique The coins from the Te’omim cave are part of the Israel Museum’s new permanent exhibit, featuring a copper statue of Hadrian and a triumphal arch...

AntiquityIssue 1 | April 2010Land of Israel

The Samaritan Stories

Zeev H. Ehrlich

Back to the article Sacrifice in Samaria – Samaritans Cuthites from the Tribe of Benjamin | The creed of the Holy Mountain | Similar but Different – the Samaritan Calendar | Matchmakers’ Night Cuthites from...

Issue 10 | April 2012Jewish CommunitiesLand of IsraelPost-1948Religions

Sacrifice in Samaria – Samaritans

Zeev H. Ehrlich

The paschal lambs are bleating on the road to Nablus. The community elders are decked out in white and the final preparations for the sacrifice on Mt. Gerizim are nearing completion. Is this what the...

ArticlesIssue 10 | April 2012Jewish CommunitiesLand of IsraelPesachPost-1948

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Tamar HaYardeni

The dream of discovering a wealth of natural resources beneath the soil of the land of Israel is as old as the state itself. What actually happened when this dream briefly came true and hope...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 64 | March 2023Land of IsraelPost-1948

Book Review | Maimonides in His World

Shai Secunda

Maimonides in His WorldPortrait of a Mediterranean Thinker Sarah StroumsaPrinceton University Press 2009 Faced with a sophisticated yet uncomplicated gadget, the New York Times’ review of the iPad™ offers two assessments side by side...

Book ReviewsColumnsIssue 1 | April 2010Medieval PeriodRabbis

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

Moshe Chaim Shapira

Very few people are aware that Gershon Salomon, the veteran activist of the Temple Mount Faithful, is the scion of an old Jerusalemite family of millers. The preservation folder of a simple-looking house in the...

19th centuryColumnsIssue 1 | April 2010Land of Israel

Births of a Nation – Jewish Birth Rate in Mandate Palestine

Lilach Rosenberg-Fridman

Thanks to its high birth rate, Israel is one of the West’s only growing societies. Under the British Mandate, however, the Zionist campaign for large Jewish families largely flopped. What factors outweighed the urgent demographic...

ArticlesIssue 70 | September 2024Land of IsraelPre-state of IsraelZionism

Dancing to Bar Yohai’s Tomb – Meron Pilgrimage

Dotan Goren

Over the centuries, Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai’s grave on Mount Meron has drawn pilgrims in increasing numbers, peaking with both celebrations and controversy on the anniversary of his death. The pre-state procession of musicians and...

20th centuryArticlesHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 64 | March 2023Lag B'OmerLand of Israel

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Jonathan D. Sarna

What prompted a century of American Jews to omit the phrase “Next year in Jerusalem” at the conclusion of their Seder? The aspirations and declarations replacing it speak volumes about American Jewish loyalties, priorities, and...

19th centuryAmericaArticlesIssue 64 | March 2023Jewish CommunitiesPesach

Watchdog of Israel

Chana Shacham-Rosby

Back to the article Waiting for Elijah – Elijah in the Haggadah The connection between Elijah and canines begins in the Talmud: “Our rabbis taught: When dogs howl, [it’s a sign that] the Angel of...

EuropeIssue 64 | March 2023Medieval PeriodPesach

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Winning the Race – New Israel

Where Bar Kokhba meets Hadrian

The Samaritan Stories

Sacrifice in Samaria – Samaritans

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Book Review | Maimonides in His World

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

Births of a Nation – Jewish Birth Rate in Mandate Palestine

Dancing to Bar Yohai’s Tomb – Meron Pilgrimage

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

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Periods

Winning the Race – New Israel

Where Bar Kokhba meets Hadrian

The Samaritan Stories

Sacrifice in Samaria – Samaritans

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Book Review | Maimonides in His World

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

Births of a Nation – Jewish Birth Rate in Mandate Palestine

Dancing to Bar Yohai’s Tomb – Meron Pilgrimage

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

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