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Chanukah in Hindsight

19th December 2019

History itself has a history. Our perspectives shift over time, and some moments may only seem meaningful in retrospect. … Read more

20th May 2019

This week we read the Tochecha, the terrifying curses warning of what would happen to Israel if it betrayed its … Read more

13th May 2019

There are, it is sometimes said, no controlled experiments in history. Every society, every age, and every set of circumstances … Read more

29th August 2017

It is by any standards a strange, almost incomprehensible law. Here it is in the form it appears in this … Read more

8th December 2012

What I find fascinating about Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights we celebrate at this time of the year, is … Read more

16th December 2006

Spare a thought for Chanukah, the festival of rededication and light that began last night. It is the simplest of … Read more