The context behind the cardinal being denied entry to one of Christianity’s holy sites
As soon as I read reports of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, being prevented from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, my heart sank.
Josh Hammer fires at CPAC: The ‘brain rot right’ is sabotaging America
“Your job, CPAC, is simple. It is to resoundingly say to the…right: no. The future of this conference depends on it. The future of this movement indeed depends on it. And ultimately, the future of this country depends on it. So don’t mess it up.”
Iron blooms from the deep: what a sunken ship reveals about ancient Israel
These artifacts, just published in the journal Heritage Science, are changing what archaeologists thought they knew about Iron Age metallurgy and trade. And they carry implications that reach directly into the biblical world.
Replacing slave mentality with mission mentality this Passover
Israel must shed its siege mentality this Passover and embrace a mission-driven vision for its people and the world.
10 Passover facts that will surprise even Bible-loving Christians
You know the Exodus. But do you know Passover? Passover from the Inside: A Jewish Guide for Christian Readers takes you into the living tradition that has kept this story alive for three thousand years, not as history, but as reality.
“I made God my partner”: Israel’s finance minister on faith, war, and the miracle nobody predicted
Securing a comprehensive interview with Betzalel Smotrich is no easy feat. With the war against Iran and Hezbollah ongoing, Smotrich serves on both the Security and inner Cabinets while also shouldering the immense responsibility of Finance Minister. In recent weeks, however, something else has consumed him.
Gen Z is supposed to be done with religion. Someone forgot to tell them.
Steve Little was teaching a leadership class to his own employees last month when he asked, almost as an aside, how many of them were actively practicing religion. He was expecting a smattering of hands. Instead, 80 percent of the room – employees aged 26 to 38 – raised their hands.
First-ever Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast lands in Ottawa as Canada-Israel ties hang in the balance
With antisemitism surging across Canadian campuses and public squares, and with Canada-Israel relations strained in the post-October 7 political landscape, the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast Ottawa arrived as a much-needed faith-based counter-offensive.
Knesset restores rabbinical courts, echoing Isaiah: “I will restore your judges as of old”
By a vote of 65 to 41, lawmakers approved legislation allowing state rabbinical and Sharia courts to arbitrate civil disputes, a move supporters describe as a return to tradition and critics warn could reshape the balance between religion and state.
UK poll: 1 in 5 students won’t live with a Jew, nearly half have seen justification of October 7 massacre
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) released its landmark report this week, based on a poll of 1,000 students. The findings are an indictment of the failure of British higher education to protect its Jewish students, and a warning to the Jewish world about where institutional indifference leads.