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New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

Barak Brenner

With the reunification of Jerusalem, Jews could once again dwell in the Old City. But Jordanian occupation had destroyed the Jewish Quarter, and rebuilding required funding and organization on a national scale. A group of...

ArticlesIsrael's warsIssue 39 | September 2017JerusalemJerusalem DayPioneersPost-1948Zionism

De-Classified Comments

Itamar Brenner

Fifty years after the Six-Day War and the reunification of Jerusalem, Israel’s state archives released the government protocols and stenographic records from the war. These choice quotations from the Ministerial Committee on National Security and...

ArticlesIssue 39 | September 2017Jerusalem DayLand of IsraelPost-1948Six Day WarStatesmenZionism

Zohar Unzipped

Yehuda Yifrach

Outside the Box The Zohar is structured as a commentary on the Torah, divided into sections corresponding to the weekly portion. The commentaries in the Zohar are traditionally believed to have been handed down...

ArticlesIssue 2 | June-July 2010kabbalaLag B'OmerLiterature and CultureMedieval PeriodRabbisSpain

Mystery of the Zohar

Yehuda Yifrach

Since the secret oral traditions of the Kabbala were first committed to parchment in the 13th century, the controversy has raged fast and furious. Who wrote the Zohar? And why? Yehuda Yifrach In 1286 the...

ArticlesIssue 2 | June-July 2010kabbalaLag B'OmerLand of IsraelLiterature and CultureMedieval PeriodRabbisSpain

Z-rated: For Forties Plus – The Zohar

Yehuda Yifrach

The secret of the Zohar's allure seems to be in its novel ideas and the challenging concept of freedom that it proffers – the freedom to interpret anew, to imagine, to initiate and develop. The...

ArticlesIssue 2 | June-July 2010kabbalaLag B'OmerLiterature and CultureMedieval PeriodSpain

A Soul Divided – Heinrich Heine

Asael Abelman

Though baptized at age twenty-eight, Heinrich Heine remained torn between Judaism and German nationalism, tradition and modernity Asael Abelman Poet, freedom fighter, and cosmopolitan in exile, Heinrich Heine bore the burden of an evolving modernity....

19th centuryArticlesGermanyIssue 16 | April-May 2013Writers

Why We Eat Haman Taschen – Purim Spiel

Shmil Holland

How did a classic Central European pastry become associated with the Jewish festival of Purim? And how did Haman’s ears end up in his pocketbook? Shmil Holland The triangular pastries that developed in Central Europe...

ArticlesCzech RepublicEarly modern periodIssue 9 | February 2012Jewish foodPurim

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

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 Yair Lifshitz Reb Yeshaya Priwes was...

19th centuryArticlesIssue 9 | February 2012Literature and CulturePolandPurim

Jewish? French? Italian! – Piedmont

Yoav Sorek

Despite their historic ties to diverse European communities, the Jews of Turin stood out as active players in the struggle for a united Italy – and planned a synagogue to match their achievements Yoav Sorek...

ArticlesIssue 12 | August 2012

The Gateway – Battle for Palestine

Yagil Henkin and Anat Stern

What began as the British defense of the vital Suez Canal culminated in a fierce offensive that opened up the Holy Land to Allied forces. Incredible logistics, sophisticated decoys, and a larger-than-life horseback charge all...

ArticlesIssue 23 | October 2014Land of IsraelPre-state of IsraelWW1

Return of the Spies – Nili

Yemima Hovav

In the dark days of World War I, members of the Nili spy ring foresaw the new order emerging in the Middle East and opted to work with the British, despite all the risks. To...

ArticlesIssue 23 | October 2014Land of IsraelPioneersPre-state of IsraelWomenWW1Zionism

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New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

De-Classified Comments

Zohar Unzipped

Mystery of the Zohar

Z-rated: For Forties Plus – The Zohar

A Soul Divided – Heinrich Heine

Why We Eat Haman Taschen – Purim Spiel

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

Jewish? French? Italian! – Piedmont

The Gateway – Battle for Palestine

Return of the Spies – Nili

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New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

De-Classified Comments

Zohar Unzipped

Mystery of the Zohar

Z-rated: For Forties Plus – The Zohar

A Soul Divided – Heinrich Heine

Why We Eat Haman Taschen – Purim Spiel

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

Jewish? French? Italian! – Piedmont

The Gateway – Battle for Palestine

Return of the Spies – Nili

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