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Aug 8, 2026, 12:50 AM

Jerusalem’s Next Crisis Is a Hiring Decision

Last Friday a Turkish worshipper tried to enter the Al Aqsa compound for prayers. An officer stopped him and said, in English, "Turkish, it's closed, okay?" He walked to a second gate, where officers shook their heads once he...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 7, 2026, 12:08 AM

9th International Congress on Biblical Archaeology Brings Experts to São Paulo

From August 27 to 29, São Paulo will host the 9th edition of the largest international congress on biblical archaeology in Latin America. Organized by the Moriah International Center, with support from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, the event...

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...

Aug 5, 2026, 9:43 AM

Seeing the Good Society We Are Called to Build

"See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse." (Deuteronomy 11:26) This week's parsha begins with one remarkable word: Re'eh—See. Not simply hear. Not merely believe. See. See reality clearly. See the consequences of our choices. See the society we are building. Judaism...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 2, 2026, 4:49 AM

“From River to Sea Both Sides Must Free Themselves+End Hatred and Suffering”

Iran should learn from the 1979 peace treaty signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat that was witnessed by President Jimmy Carter at the White House that is still alive, even though Hamas opposed...

Allen S. Maller

Aug 1, 2026, 6:07 PM

A Mahdi And Two Messiahs Will Fill Each Religion’s Hopes

Messiah son of Joseph (or Messiah ben Joseph) is a Messiah that we find in rabbinic literature. He comes from Galilee and dies, pierced by ruthless foes, at the gates of Jerusalem. He appears in scores of rabbinic texts,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 1, 2026, 10:07 AM

Spain Lost Ceuta: Morocco Must Now Finish the Job

Spain has lost control of Ceuta. On July 30, 2026, Madrid’s sovereignty over its Northern African colonial enclave evaporated as tens of thousands of Moroccan nationals—primarily military-aged men, alongside subsidized families—swam around the Tarajal breakwater, bypassed maritime defenses on...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 28, 2026, 3:31 PM

Pickaxe Mountain: Turn Tehran’s Shield Into a Trap

President Trump’s threat to strike Pickaxe Mountain exposes the gap between rhetoric and reality. Iran’s Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La rises 1,608 meters in the Zagros, just 1.5 kilometers south of Natanz. Analysts place its main halls at least 100...

Jul 24, 2026, 12:31 PM

The Burned Beams Beneath Jerusalem

The Givati Excavation
Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Yesterday, I read a fascinating article about a new archaeological discovery in Jerusalem. Archaeologists excavating in the City of David uncovered enormous wooden roof beams, blackened by fire and still lying where they had crashed down when the Babylonians burned...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 23, 2026, 10:28 PM

Bringing good news to Jerusalem

In the Haftara for Shabbat Nachamu (Yishayahu 40:1-26) we find four voices of comfort. The fourth voice, the voice of Mevaseret Zion, the female bearer of good tidings, is found in verses 9-11: Ascend the high mountain, you who bear...

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