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9 Topsy-Turvy // Yair Lifshitz An annual outlet for the pressure cooker of the medieval Jewish community, the Purim spiel subtly subverts the power structures of Jewish society, making a mockery of their authority  - Why...

10 Sacrifice in Samaria // Ze’ev H. Ehrlich The paschal lambs are bleating on the road to Nablus. The community elders are decked out in white and the final preparations on Mt. Gerizim near completion -...

11 Strength in Numbers // Jeffrey S. Gurock For one in four New Yorkers at the turn of the twentieth century, Jewish identity was in the streets they walked and the air they breathed. In the...

8 A Stele in the Museum and a Horse in the Temple // Nir Rachkovsky Fragments of an ancient  inscription now on display at the Israel Museum corroborate a colorful tale appearing in II Maccabees –...

6 The Stargazer // Alex Tal As the scientific and religious boundaries of the Middle Ages began to give way, David Gans explored both the Kabbala of Maharal and the new cosmology of Tycho Brahe...

7 100 Good Years // Rachel Sarfati New Year card hold a fascinating record of the previous century  [icon name="file-text-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""] Read the article in the digital version - King of Cantors // Akiva Zimmerman From...

4 The Pilgrims' Progress // Shulamith Mishkin As we follow at the footsteps of the Second Temple period pilgrims, the archeological remains of ancient Jerusalem bring their experience vividly to life. The vibrant pageant of...

5 Messianic Mania // Yehuda Yifrach The synergy between Nathan of Gaza, a charismatic young genius, and Shabbetai Tzvi, a complex, troubled personality, led to a dramatic upheaval among the Jewish people. A glimpse into the...

1 | Iyar 5760 | April 2010   The Hope of Israel // Henry Goldblum Inspired by rumours of the Lost Ten Tribes, he sought to fulfill the age-old vision of redemption by scattering his people to...