ToI’s weekly deep dive: Wandering Israeli Jew in Muslim holy sites; Off-court with NBA’s Omri Casspi; Buying and selling the Holy Land; Jesus, the Jew

2017. november 26 15:40

ToI’s weekly deep dive: Wandering Israeli Jew in Muslim holy sites; Off-court with NBA’s Omri Casspi; Buying and selling the Holy Land; Jesus, the Jew

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THE WEEKEND EDITIONSunday, November 26, 2017

 

EXCLUSIVE
From Qom to Medina: Israeli Jew visits holy sites across Muslim world
BY RAPHAEL AHREN
Some in Arab social media fume after Ben Tzion posts photos of himself sporting Hebrew letters in Saudi Arabia’s Mosque of the Prophet. I come as ‘a friend,’ he stresses
Israeli Jew’s ‘peace visit’ to Saudi mosque sparks Arabic Twitter storm
BY DOV LIEBER
Photo essay / When Anwar Sadat came to Jerusalem 40 years ago
BY TOI STAFF
ISRAELI ATHLETES
As only Israeli in NBA, Omri Casspi tries to be ‘best ambassador’ he can
BY JON MARKS
SINAI MOSQUE MASSACREDOV LIEBER
Why Islamic State is obsessed with targeting Muslims
Al-Qaeda’s current leader once asked the godfather of the Islamic State to stop killing his coreligionists. He didn’t, and neither will his ideological successors
EXCLUSIVE
Selling holy land: Inside the Greek Patriarchate’s Jerusalem property deals
BY SUE SURKES
As embattled patriarch seeks overseas support for multi-million-dollar deals that are sparking Israeli and Palestinian controversy, here are the sales and the buyers
World Council of Churches warns Israel, backs Patriarchate over land deals
BY SUE SURKES
TIME CAPSULE
Saved in a musical ‘Noah’s Ark,’ pre-Holocaust Jewish music performed again live
BY MATT LEBOVIC
A shellac disc trove of sacred — and very profane — pre-WWII music rescued 15 years ago spurs creation of an ensemble that honors slain musicians’ resistance to genocide
INNOVATION
As buildings evolve in Startup Nation, architects create space for work and play
BY SHOSHANNA SOLOMON
Offices designed for Israel’s tech industry are growing greener and more user-friendly, to keep employees’ ideas flowing
Alt-neu / With ‘cholent’ and prayers, Haredim bring tech to study of ancient texts
BY SHOSHANNA SOLOMON
ToI investigation / ‘I met a guy on the internet, but he keeps asking me for money’
BY SIMONA WEINGLASS
KIDS KORNER
Leah Goldberg’s tale of tolerance for kids gains new English translation
BY JESSICA STEINBERG
The Hebrew classic, now called ‘Room for Rent,’ brings message of acceptance to new readers
Postman’s holiday /Canada Post introduces its first Hanukkah stamp
BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND
LAURIE ZIMMERMAN
US Congress looks to protect Palestinian kids
BIBLE SCHOLARSHIP
Jesus was more Jewish than you think, says Bible prof
BY RICH TENORIO
Matthias Henze says the source for the Christian Messiah’s faith is best explained after looking at the Second Temple era, when Judaism and Christianity overlapped
Where Maccabees overthrew idolatry, early Georgian Christian mosaic uncovered
BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
British Library publishes treasure trove of Hebrew manuscripts
BY RAPHAEL AHREN
New online collection is venerable library’s first bilingual online project, letting users search among 1,300 items in English and Hebrew
PAST PERFECT
Were Israel’s Canaan dogs man’s best friends 9,000 years ago?
BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
Rock art in Saudi Arabia showing what appears to be Israel’s national breed depicts vivid scenes of man’s earliest known use of canines in taking down prey
Boys club / New skeletal evidence could put decades-old debate over Qumran settlers to rest
BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
Potty time / 4 ancient toilets almost wiped from Israel’s history
BY AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
IRINA CHERNOBRYVETS
Ukrainian Jews are in crisis
For months now, I have been struggling with a troubling observation. It seems as though natural disasters have the ability to grab and hold our attention, while man-made tragedies tend to be ignored. Now, don’t get me wrong. Devastating natural events throughout the world, such as hurricanes, earthquakes and floods, most assuredly deserve our attention, time and financial support. But it is hard for me to see my fellow Jews turn a blind eye to human catastrophes that are equally deserving, even more so when they impact the entire Jewish world…