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Jerusalem is Destined to Grow 11 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi is one of the most quoted scholars in the Talmud - assuming he was one scholar and not two, which he may have been. Whether one or two, he or they lived a very long time ago, i...
How Many Jews Followed those Rabbis? 11 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
Menachem Ellon passed away a few months ago. He was 89. As a mark of respect I took upon myself to finally read his magisterial two-volume study of Jewish Law, which has been on my shelf for decades b...
Kushim and the "Nigger" Word 1 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
There's been a bit of excitement in the anti-Israeli twittersphere this week, following an unfortunate statement by the brand-new Chief Rabbi, David Lau, that yeshiva students ought to spend their tim...
The Sickening List of Palestinian Heroes 28 Jul 2013 | 02:37 am
One of the demands made by Abu Mazen in order to be willing to return to the negotiating table to discuss having a Palestinian state has been that Israel release Palestinians who have been in Israeli ...
Jerusalem doesn't have the advantages of Tiberius 12 Jul 2013 | 06:24 pm
It's been ages since I did a "daf yomi" post. (The idea was presented and explained here). So here's a quick one, about Jerusalem, from the Pesachim tractate we're currently crossing (page 8b, to be p...
End of Conflict 28 Jun 2013 | 08:48 pm
As the dwindled number of readers of this blog know, these days I steer firmly away from the political discussion which used to be its main preoccupation - a price of being a civil servant. Today I'm ...
Idan Reichel at Cesarea 21 Jun 2013 | 08:38 pm
It's been a long time since I did a "Shirim Ivri'im" post. (The thread was introduced here, and the whole series is tagged with the "shirim I'vri'im" lable). Well, last week we went to hear Idan Reich...
A Secluded Corner of Jerusalem You've Never Seen 16 Jun 2013 | 01:32 am
It's on Mount Zion, but I doubt that will help.
Reviewing a Book About Settlements 29 May 2013 | 07:13 pm
It's very hard to write with any real accuracy about the settlement project, or at least about Israel's intentions, policies and actions, unless you've seen the archival material - which no-one has, b...
Links fixed 24 May 2013 | 06:49 pm
Apparently a few hundred people visit this blog daily, even tho I only post to it rarely. Most visitors seem to be looking at old stuff. Some of the things they're looking for are the long-ish essays ...
