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Issue 76 | March 2026

Articles

Why Is This Passover Different? – Ethiopian Pesach

Sharon Shalom

How does Ethiopian Jewry’s observance of Pesach differ from that of most Jews, and why? Are these differences a function of this community’s historic isolation or a matter of principle? And what can they teach us about the nature of Jewish

Egypt’s Exodus – Egyptian Rule in Canaan

Assaf Avraham

Though there’s no evidence outside the Bible for the Jewish people’s sojourn in Egypt, historical and archaeological finds from the end of the late Bronze Age in the land of Israel indicate that Egyptian domination of Canaan ended around th

Cooking Up Independence – Barbecues on Israel Independence Day

Hizky Shoham

In the State of Israel’s the formative years, its education minister called for a haggada to mark Independence Day, and the Histadrut’s Folk Dance Department envisioned mass horas. Much to the chagrin of the country’s elite, however, popula

God’s Words Whispering – Grace Aguilar

Maya Spielman

In her short life, Grace Aguilar produced historical novels, theological works, and devotional texts whose psychological depths still reverberate for women today Maya Spielman There are moments in history when a woman’s clear vo

Columns

Portrait of a People | Spreading Palms

Yael Mali

Yael Mali The date palm has long been one of the Holy Land’s agricultural and economic mainstays – and an emblem of its rise and fall

From the Archives | Hasidim at Heart

Dani Hacker and Tanya Regev

What do Israel’s third president, businessman and publisher Salman Schocken, and Breslov Hasidic leader Rabbi Yisroel Dov Ber Odesser have in common? A pamphlet distributed in Jerusalem connects them all Dani Hacker and Tanya Regev

Tale of a Trail | Mikveh Israel

Tamar HaYardeni

Jules Védrines was the first to fly to the Holy Land, though he skipped Jerusalem. But what made the famous pilot miss his designated landing at Mikveh Israel? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Mikveh IsraelThe temporary landing strip b