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What Will Happen to Judaism if Israeli Democracy Is Destroyed by Supremacist Zealots

Tu Be’av, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Av, was a festival in ancient times dedicated to young Jewish men and women finding their mates, celebrated as a holiday of love.

The event "emphasizes what once was—and what will be once again." Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz said.

From the blog of Sharona Margolin Halickman at The Times of Israel

Parshat Pinchas

Prof. Yossi Garfinkel Thinks a Ring of Fortified Towns Around Jerusalem Proves David Ruled Over a Substantial Kingdom, but Colleagues Say Those Settlements May Have Nothing to Do With Ancient Judah

From the blog of Dovid Vigler at The Times of Israel

(JNS) — “Al-Sharif [the Arabic/Muslim name for Jerusalem’s Temple Mount] belongs exclusively to the Muslims,” proclaimed Palestinian

Dozens of People, Possibly All Female, Were Found in an Elaborate Tomb in the Middle of the Negev Desert, Nowhere Near Any Ancient Settlements. Was the Goddess of Crossroads Involved?

Knesset member Amit Halevi floated the idea earlier this month of recognizing separate areas on the Temple Mount for the two faiths.The post Likud MK’s plan spotlights discrimination on Temple