(Author: Jeremy Gordin, Vol. 78, #1, Summer 2023) Gone too from the world, Averroes and Moses Maimonides, dark men in mien and movement, flashing in their mocking mirrors the obscure soul of the world, a darkness shining in brightness which brightness could not comprehend. Ulysses,
(Author: Bernard Katz, Vol. 78, # 1, Summer 2023) Introduction & Background This article examines the history of the Jewish people from just before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BCE until around 400 BCE in Babylonia, Judah and Egypt. Reviewing the
(Auther: Mickey Glass, Vol. 77, #3, Spring 2022) I am often asked – why interfaith? Why is it necessary for different faith communities to work together? Surely, it’s perfectly OK for each of us to do the best we can within our own circle,
(Author: Bernard Katz, Vol. 77, # 1, Summer 2022) The period of Jeremiah is characterised by Babylonia supplanting Assyria as the world superpower. This transformation to a new world order presented major challenges for the nations of the region, including Judah, and these were
(Author: Sandra Braude, Vol. 77, # 1, Summer 2022) Who and what was Shakespeare? Is the Merchant of Venice an antisemitic play? And what is the worth of a pound of flesh? The answer depends of course upon where the flesh comes from. What
(Author: Charlotte Cohen, Vol. 76, #3, Spring 2021) Reminiscent of an article written only a few years ago, which emphasized the incredible speed and technological advances with which the world is radically being changed, older generations (many born even before the advent of television) are
(Author: Jeremy Gordin, Vol. 73, No. 3, Chanukah 2018) Gone too from the world, Averroes and Moses Maimonides, dark men in mien and movement, flashing in their mocking mirrors the obscure soul of the world, a darkness shining in brightness which brightness could not
(Author: Bernard Katz, Vol. 76 * No. 1 * Summer 2021) The rise of Assyria, destruction of Israel and siege of Jerusalem The opening verse of the Book of Isaiah places the life of the prophet Isaiah in its historical setting, which is the
(Author: Gwynne Schrire, Vol. 75 * No. 4 * Spring 2020) . A recent gift to the Cape SA Jewish Board of Deputies of a 1955 Jewish National Fund (JNF) charity programme has brought back memories of a forgotten part of South African Zionist history.
(Author: Charlotte Cohen, Vol. 75 * No. 3 * Winter 2020) Let us presume ‘The Truth’ was represented by a statue. You stand in front of the statue. I stand behind it; and we both write down exactly what it is that we see.