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“The Magi Journeying,” watercolor by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894. Credit: Brooklyn Museum via Wikimedia Commons.
Needed: A little more ‘Three Wise Men’ wisdom
Let’s inject more objective, fact-based, ecumenical knowledge into the regional equation, which would achieve much for religiously motivated supporters (and opponents) of Zionism.
Yisrael Medad
Dec. 25, 2024
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Judea, on July 6, 2023. Credit: Rundvald via Wikimedia Commons.
UN Watch leader: Mary and Joseph would be ‘lynched’ in Bethlehem today
Scholars and historians have concluded that Jesus Christ was a Jew from Judea who lived under Roman rule.
Dec. 25, 2024
A Christmas event for children in Jaffo-Tel Aviv, Dec. 21, 2024. Photo by Dor Pazuelo/FLASH90.
Israel’s Christian population grows to 180,300 on Christmas 2024
The religious minority makes up 1.8% of the country's total population.
Dec. 25, 2024
Christmas trees are handed out by the Jerusalem Municipality at an entrance to the Old City, Dec. 19, 2024. Photo by Arnon Bossani.
Netanyahu’s Christmas message: ‘You’ve stood by our side’
"At a time when Israel is fighting on seven fronts, we deeply appreciate the steadfast support of our Christian friends around the world," said the Israeli premier.
Dec. 24, 2024
A menorah in Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
This year more than ever, don’t conflate Christmas and Chanukah
With antisemitism surging and Israel besieged on multiple fronts, embrace the true meaning of the “Festival of Lights” rather than pretending it’s a blue-tinsel version of your neighbor’s holiday.
Jonathan S. Tobin
Dec. 22, 2024
The King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pa., during the Christmas season, Nov. 28, 2017. Credit: Dough4872 via Wikimedia Commons.
Being Jewish at Christmas: Embracing the spirit of the season
In a world that feels divided, the holiday season offers a rare chance for unity.
Steve Rosenberg
Dec. 20, 2024
Yehiel Leiter. Credit: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/YouTube screenshot.
United we stand …
America shares with Israel a commitment to genuine peaceful coexistence—not the Communist big-lie version or the extremist Islamic variety.
Juliana Geran Pilon
Dec. 19, 2024
The Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the city of Bethlehem, Nov. 30, 2024. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.
A rabbi’s Christmas wishes
My prayer is that by this time next year, the world will reflect a stronger spirit of wisdom and charity.
Rabbi Cary Kozberg
Dec. 17, 2024
The Vatican in Rome. Credit: Jerome82/Pixabay.
Vatican reversal on Nativity display is a setback for ‘Palestinian Jesus’
This lie has such ignoble origins, malicious motives and fraudulent ends that it cannot be tolerated at any time or in any place.
David Parsons
Dec. 12, 2024