Four years ago in Cannes, the city famously known for their feature film festival, the “Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards” was established to honour “the world’s finest corporate films,… Continue reading "We Won! We Won Again!"
“The Secrets of Christianity” series has a special episode called “Selling Christianity” which examines how a persecuted secretive cult grew to defeat the pagan religions, became the official church of… Continue reading "How Constantine Sold Christianity to the World"
We all love archaeology and it’s very important. But, at the end of the day, the louder academics shout that they are scientists, the less likely it is that they… Continue reading "Archaeological Oops!"
Recently, I wrote about world tennis champion Rafael Nadal and his probable Jewish ancestors (http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rafael-nadal-a-jewish-story/). The story went viral and was picked up by some leading Spanish magazines (http://www.simchajtv.com/rafael-nadal-viral/). Yesterday,… Continue reading "Nadal’s Jewish Ancestry Revisited"
Lately, I’ve been posting a lot about the Jews of Spain, the Inquisition and the “conversos” i.e., those Jews who were forcibly converted to Catholicism back in 1492. I’ve even… Continue reading "The Lost Voyage of Jesus"
My colleagues and I just won a prestigious Gold CINDY award in the category of training from the Texas based CINDY competitions. The CINDY specialize in interactive media. What is… Continue reading "We Won! We Won!"
For several years now, I’ve come under personal attacks from what, at home, I call “underwear bloggers”. These are people that I imagine sitting in their underwear, eating out of… Continue reading "Underwear Blogger"
A few months ago I blogged about a mysterious First Temple-era archaeological find under a Palestinian Arab orchard near Bethlehem. The find got some news attention despite attempts to keep… Continue reading "Archaeological Amnesia!"
My story about Rafael Nadal has spread all over the internet, see the following links below: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rafael-nadal-a-jewish-story/ http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/140445/is-rafael-nadal-jewish http://www.noticias24.com/internacionales/noticia/66768/un-cineasta-y-periodista-israeli-afirmo-que-rafa-nadal-tiene-descendencia-judia/ http://www.teinteresa.es/deportes/periodista-israeli-Rafa-Nadal-desciende_0_975503315.html http://www.ubitennis.com/sport/tennis/2013/08/13/934024-giornalista_regista_jacobovici_nadal_passato_incredibile.shtml http://www.finanzas.com/noticias-001/gente/20130816/cineasta-periodista-israeli-afirma-2444099.html Click here to see my recent article “Bulldozer… Continue reading "Rafael Nadal Viral"
One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Apollonia, Hebrew “Arsuf”, was an ancient city and fortress located in Israel about 15 km north of modern Tel Aviv. It’s on a… Continue reading "Garbage Into Treasure"