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Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Moti Benmelech

David Ha-Reuveni arrived in Venice outlandishly dressed in “striped silk according to the Ishmaelite custom” and “a white scarf, with which he covered his head and most of himself” (Letters of Daniel of Pisa, quoted...

Issue 33 | August 2016

Blasting Away – Shofar

Ari Greenspan and Ari Z. Zivotofsky

When is a shofar not a ram’s horn, and when can it be heard besides this time of year? The answer lies in Djerba and Yemen Ari Greenspan and Ari Z. Zivotofsky Reverberating throughout Elul...

ArticlesFestivals of TishreiIssue 33 | August 2016

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Asael Abelman

Few famous names attended the first Zionist Congress in Basel, but it made Zionism a political movement no one could ignore Asael Abelman In February 1896, Herzl published Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State). Discussed in...

19th centuryArticlesIndependence DayIssue 14 | December 2012SwitzerlandTheodor HerzlZionism

Head and Tales | Golden Nostalgia

Itamar Atzmon

How did a rare gold coin end up in a hiker’s hand in the Western Galilee? Archaeologists have more theories than answers Itamar Atzmon Thirty-nine gold coins from the Hellenistic and Roman periods are registered...

ColumnsIssue 31 | April 2016

Don’t Call Me Joseph – Josephus Flavius

Haggai Misgav

Scion of an aristocratic, priestly family in Jerusalem, Josephus Flavius explored various sects in search of his identity. As a rebel commander in the Great Revolt, he defected to the Romans, becoming one of the...

AntiquityArticlesGeneralsIssue 17 | June 2013Land of IsraelTisha B'AvWriters

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Tehila Bigman

Uzi Eilam’s rich and fascinating military career peaked when he commanded his paratrooper unit to retake the Old City of Jerusalem Tehila Bigman Courtesy of the Eilam family Reserve General Uzi Eilam 1934 Born on...

ColumnsIssue 39 | September 2017

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

Assaf Avraham

If Jewish sources are anything to go by, Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem was one of the most magnificent edifices ever built. After years of painstaking archaeological research, sifting through rubble illegally removed from the Temple...

ArticlesIssue 39 | September 2017Tisha B'Av

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Portuguese Jewry

Moti Benmelech

Manuel of Portugal had to choose between his Spanish bride – and her powerful parents – and his faithful Jewish subjects. The Portuguese monarch preferred to have his cake and eat it too, and...

ArticlesIssue 31 | April 2016

A Dig Full of Holes – Maresha

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Has the Maresha excavation unearthed a pile of junk or the key to a Judea much more diverse than we’d supposed? The best thing is, you can find out for yourself Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Maresha...

Alexander JannaeusarchaeologyArticlesHasmonean periodIssue 32 | June 2016Land of Israelritual purity

From the Archives | The Wedding That Wasn’t

Yochai Ben-Ghedalia

Certification that a husband and wife are both in fact single? This was a peculiarly Orthodox method of fighting British restrictions on immigration to Palestine Yochai Ben-Ghedalia One might suppose that a local rabbinate’s archives,...

ColumnsIssue 12 | August 2012

From the Archives | The Angry Convert

Hadassah Assouline

A letter sent by Lenin’s great-grandfather to the czar was intended to make as much trouble as possible for the Jews of Russia Hadassah Assouline The letter below, sent to Czar Nicholas I of Russia...

19th centuryColumnsFrom the ArchivesIssue 16 | April-May 2013PeopleUkraine

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Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Blasting Away – Shofar

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Head and Tales | Golden Nostalgia

Don’t Call Me Joseph – Josephus Flavius

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Portuguese Jewry

A Dig Full of Holes – Maresha

From the Archives | The Wedding That Wasn’t

From the Archives | The Angry Convert

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Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Blasting Away – Shofar

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Head and Tales | Golden Nostalgia

Don’t Call Me Joseph – Josephus Flavius

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Portuguese Jewry

A Dig Full of Holes – Maresha

From the Archives | The Wedding That Wasn’t

From the Archives | The Angry Convert

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