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HISTORY

What’s the Truth about … the Uganda Plan?

Misconception: The early Zionists were offered, and nearly accepted, Uganda as the Jewish homeland. This demonstrates that Zionist Leader Theodor…

BOOKS

Out of the Depths: The Story of Israel’s Former Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, a Child of Buchenwald

Excerpts from Rabbi Israel Meir Lau's remarkable autobiography, in which he tells his story of rising from the ashes of…

HISTORY

Friends and Foes: Who’s Who in the Christian World

The young Rabbi Yonatan Eibeschuetz watched from his front yard as a drunken Gentile peasant meandered down the street. Spotting…

HISTORY

The Roots of Meah Shearim

One of Jerusalem’s most interesting and colorful neighborhoods is Meah Shearim, today the bastion of many Chareidi sects. The neighborhood…

HISTORY

Tel Hazor—A Journey into History

One of the largest and most important Galilean cities in Biblical times, Hazor is currently the site of Israel’s most…

CHURBAN

Burning Stones

Since stone was the primary building material, how did the Roman invaders burn down the Second Temple?

HISTORY

The Missing Manuscript

By Bezalel Naor As a young man, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) had a clear sense of his mission in…

HISTORY

Reordering Priorities: From Historical Action to Spiritual Achievement

The sense of a crisis within Religious Zionism has deepened and intensified during the recent past. Few within the Religious…

HISTORY

TZIPPORI – A City Rich in Jewish History

Imagine standing on a street that the Tannaim might have walked on 1800 years ago -- talk about touching our…

HISTORY

Seeds of Torah on Stubborn Soil

A century ago nascent Orthodoxy on the American scene was just beginning to raise itself above the level of basic…

HISTORY

Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: The History of Judaism, The Background of Christianity, The Lost Library of Qumran.

Although Torah Judaism has its ultimate roots in early antiquity, this does not imply that discoveries from ancient times will…

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