Noah’s Ark Back in the Headlines!
It happens with movie stars, athletes, authors, politicians and more. One day you’re out – a has been – and the next day you’re back on top. So it is… Continue reading "Noah’s Ark Back in the Headlines!"
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Cash for Kidneys: The Case for Selling Organs
For those that missed it, there was a terrific article published in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday. It makes the case why it is not “ethical” to let thousands… Continue reading "Cash for Kidneys: The Case for Selling Organs"
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Christian Arabs: Historical Myth
My intention – for once – is not get anyone’s ideological back up. I just want to talk about history, and it’s relationship to a new phenomenon among the so-called… Continue reading "Christian Arabs: Historical Myth"
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Prophets, Sex & Archeology
It is probably one of the greatest finds of all time and, by the bizarre rules of biblical archeology, it’s also one of the least reported. Basically, in 1967, in… Continue reading "Prophets, Sex & Archeology"
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Mummy Penis
It was a scene straight out of Indiana Jones. The date was November 5th, 1922. Leading the expedition was Howard Carter, a British archeologist who had spent decades excavating in… Continue reading "Mummy Penis"
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Moses: African King
Last week, I twice had people mention that they are descendants of the Sudanese Jewish community. Although years ago I was in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, where the White… Continue reading "Moses: African King"
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Cleopatra: It’s Her World
When we think of Cleopatra today, we think of an ancient sexy ruler or we think of Elizabeth Taylor opposite Richard Burton. But in reality, to the degree that we… Continue reading "Cleopatra: It’s Her World"
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Voices From The Past
Recently, I’ve been writing about the modern descendants of “Conversos” i.e., those Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity in the 15th century, during the inquisition on the Iberian Peninsula.… Continue reading "Voices From The Past"
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Their Jesus, Our Jesus
The Pope is coming to Israel on May 26th. This present Pope, Francis, is supposed to be a great friend of the Jewish people. There were big plans for his… Continue reading "Their Jesus, Our Jesus"
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Iranian Coin Confirms Purim Story
It has been recently reported that the Israel Museum has acquired the earliest coin mentioning the word “Jew”/”Yehud” on it. It dates to the 5th century BCE from ancient Persia,… Continue reading "Iranian Coin Confirms Purim Story"