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Aug 11, 2026, 7:53 PM

Judean Desert: Are we Closer to Solving the Mystery of the Copper Scroll?

The Copper Scroll: From a Treasure List to a National Infrastructure Survey? 1. Introduction: The Hydraulic Paradigm Since its discovery at Qumran in 1952, the Copper Scroll (3Q15) has presented scholars with one of the most intriguing puzzles among the Dead...

Aug 10, 2026, 7:32 AM

What Does Peace Mean?

It was December 2024. I was rushing and click-clacking my heels in Downtown Miami with Mauricio Schneider, Bibas family uncle, while on the phone with another hostage family member who couldn't figure out how to get to our next...

Aug 6, 2026, 10:11 PM

Judean Desert: Did the Copper Scroll Preserve Ancient Water Projects?

The high-tech professionals of their time. In July, we published two articles here presenting a research hypothesis that may open the way for a reassessment of the ancient water systems at Ramat Rachel and in the Judean Desert. The hypothesis may...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 6, 2026, 5:50 AM

Bal Tashchit (בַּל תַּשְׁחִית): The Rabbinic Limit

Amalek, Halakhah and the Courage of Rabbinic Leadership Few passages in the Hebrew Bible have provoked more argument, discomfort and serious reflection than the command concerning Amalek. To the modern reader, these verses are among the most difficult in Scripture. They...

Aug 3, 2026, 6:36 PM

Survival of the Social: Protecting the Mediterranean Countryside

A farmer in the rural Mediterranean is battling the wildfire. All Rights Reserved to Carmit Lubanov ©

Motto: “Not the strongest survives, but the social.” A Summer of Recurring Crisis The summer of 2026 has delivered another harrowing reminder of the Mediterranean’s extreme climate exposure. Wildfires across rural landscapes have broken records, claiming lives—including first responders, firefighters, and...

Jul 26, 2026, 12:46 PM

The government that abandoned Israel’s environment

Garbage sullies the landscape of Israel's National Trail: Symbolic of the systemic environmental failure of Israel's present government.

The coalition's failures reach beyond security and democracy to the air, water, and climate policies that will shape Israel's future for generations

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Jul 24, 2026, 6:26 PM

Jewish Earth Alliance’s Virtual Lobby Day Shows the Power of Climate Advocacy

Volunteers from Jewish Earth Alliance speak with Senate staff about key legislation that can help protect the people and places we all love. Photo courtesy of JEA.

I was delighted to join the Jewish Earth Alliance's annual Pre-Tisha B'Av Virtual Lobby Day once again this year. Having participated in several of their lobby days over the years, I continue to be impressed by the organization's ability...

Jul 21, 2026, 6:18 PM

The European Message and the Vanishing Eco-Political Vote in Israel

The Green Vote. All Rights are Reserved to Carmit Lubanov ©

The recent political reshuffling in Israel delivered a quiet yet telling message: veteran advocates who connected environmental justice with peace and social equity have been pushed to the unrealistic margins of party lists. Figures whose public track records bridge...

Jul 19, 2026, 4:41 PM

Jerusalem to Judean Desert: Was Persian Qanat system Adapted in the Biblical Age?

Was the Persian Qanat Technology Adapted in the Land of Israel for Flash Flood and Surface Runoff Management? It is intriguing to consider the possibility that as early as the sixth century BCE, during the late First Temple period and...

Richard H. Schwartz

Jul 17, 2026, 5:44 PM

Why the World Needs a Modern-Day Jeremiah

More than 2,600 years ago, Jews failed to heed the prophet Jeremiah's warnings that they must change their ways. The result was the destruction of the First Temple. Tisha B'Av later became associated with many other Jewish tragedies, including...

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