The Cinnamon Code
We tend to think of the ancients as travel challenged. They didn’t have airplanes, so they didn’t get around. This is patently false, but it helps to reinforce the way… Continue reading "The Cinnamon Code"
Author: Simcha Jacobovici
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Don Quixote a Jew?
Recently I’ve been writing a lot about the influence of the “conversos” i.e., those Jews forced to convert by the Inquisition in Spain in 1492. As it turns out, tennis… Continue reading "Don Quixote a Jew?"
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2,700 Year Old Discovery
In Washington, as part of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, pressure will now be exerted on Israel to cede part of her capital, Jerusalem, to the Palestinians. Ironically, and almost miraculously, while… Continue reading "2,700 Year Old Discovery"
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Shocking Tel Aviv University Statement Defending Bulldozer Archaeology
Statement by faculty members of the Marco and Sonia Nadler Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, regarding the alleged use of mechanical excavator at Tel Socoh A defamatory, anonymous paid… Continue reading "Shocking Tel Aviv University Statement Defending Bulldozer Archaeology"
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Christians at Masada!
It’s time that we repopulate ancient Israel with the people who actually lived here. Of course, the Jewish people, but there were also Syro-Phoenicians, Canaanites, Nabateans, Samarians and – yes… Continue reading "Christians at Masada!"
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History Envy
I was trying to come to terms with the upside down world we live in, when it comes to Israel. I think I have the answer. I’ve invented a new… Continue reading "History Envy"
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Resurrected Faces
Great piece on CBN on our breakthrough work bringing Biblical faces to life: http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2013/August/Technology-Brings-Ancient-Biblical-Faces-to-Life/ Click here to see my recent article “Arabs Confirm Jerusalem’s Jewish Status” on The Times of… Continue reading "Resurrected Faces"
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Jewish Gothic Horror
Given my interest in the Jewish experience, I thought you would be interested in the following story. It involves a master silversmith named Israel Rouchomovsky who in 1906 unveiled a… Continue reading "Jewish Gothic Horror"
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Arabs Confirm Jerusalem’s Jewish Status
Over the weekend, four terrorists preparing a rocket attack against Israel were killed by a drone – probably Israeli – as they were getting ready to launch their lethal weapons.… Continue reading "Arabs Confirm Jerusalem’s Jewish Status"
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Ethiopian Wedding in Israel
Last week, I had the honour and pleasure of attending Yaffa Tegegne’s Ethiopian wedding with Benjamin, a young man from Montreal. They are going to repeat the ritual in Montreal… Continue reading "Ethiopian Wedding in Israel"