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D A N I E L P I N N E R | Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem in recent weeks discovered an ancient scroll, written on parchment in Greco-Hebraic letters. It appears to be an excerpt from the Hierosolymos Postos [Greek for “Jerusalem Post”].
P A U L C R A I G R O B E R T S My work documenting how the law was lost began about a quarter of a century ago....
B R E N D O N B U R C H A R D There comes a time in the lives of those destined for greatness when we must stand before the mirror of...
This article is reprinted from the April, 1998 edition of Your Jerusalem. “With the sound of this coin dropping, the exile officially ends,” declares Reuven Prager dramatically, as he holds one of the newly...
D A N I E L P I N N E R 05:48 – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad finishes the Fajr prayer in the mosque attached to the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh in Qom. As...
American Jews contemplating aliyah (immigration) to Israel may want to do some serious financial research before taking the plunge. This article assumes that the new immigrant (olei hadash) has or will acquire dual Israeli-U.S....
This article is reprinted from the March, 1998 edition of Your Jerusalem and was the first in a three part series detailing some of the lesser known but fully documented activities of Dr. Alfred...
Exiting the Temple Mount later, I reflected on my ruses. Yes, I had successfully tricked the police and the Waqf (the Islamic trust) who control our holy site. But the fact that I – like all Jews there – was reduced to this chicanery is actually a testament of poverty.
CARPATHIAN MOUNTAIN HOUSE 1) The average American consumes about 2.7 lbs. of candy per week (the equivalent of 6 chocolate bars). 2) In 1915, a typical person consumed 15-20 lbs of sugar a year....
GROSS UNDERSTANDING For twenty-five intense hours of Yom Kippur, Jews from around the world pour out their hearts to Ha’shem, asking for forgiveness for a long list of common sins, including speaking badly of...