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The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBSA Point of View: Democracy and Islamic law French and Turkish military officials meet after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire Should a nation be defined by language and territory, by ruling party or by faith, asks Roger Scruton. To understand what is happening in the Middle East today we must look back to the end of World War I. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had been destroyed, and from the ruins emerged a collection of nation states. These nation states - including Austria, Hungary, Romania and Czechoslovakia - were not arbitrary creations. Their boundaries reflected long-standing divisions of language, religion, culture and ethnicity. And although the whole arrangement collapsed within two decades, this was in part because of the rise of Nazism and communism, both…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS Archaeologists: We Found Evidence of Israelite Tabernacle (Photo Credit: Tel Shiloh) Archaeologists say they have discovered evidence of what may be biblical Shiloh and the resting place of the ancient Israelite Tabernacle which held the Ark of the Covenant. According to the Bible, when the ancient Israelites led by the prophet and leader Joshua entered the Land of Israel, the city of Shiloh became the resting place of the Tabernacle which held the Ark of the Covenant. Recently, archaeologists doing excavations in Shiloh have discovered holes carved into the the rock which may indicate that the site was the location of the ancient Israelite tabernacle. These holes are similar to what could have been used to prop up temporary beams utilized for a…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS This summer zombie blockbuster is the greatest piece of cinematic propaganda for Israel since ‘Exodus.’ So how come one version censors references to the Jewish state? By Jordan Hoffman - June 20, 2013, 9:28 am - The Times of IsraelNEW YORK — “Go to Israel!” orders the half-mad CIA agent offering key plot breadcrumbs from behind bars in “World War Z,” the $200 million behemoth action picture (and would-be franchise) from Brad Pitt and Paramount Pictures, (very) loosely based on Max Brooks’s bestseller. Pitt is a UN specialist (his exact function is a little vague) on the hunt for Patient Zero in the zombie plague that has turned the world’s major cities into war zones of frenetically paced, flesh-chomping zombies. His ordeal takes…

The opinions expressed on this webpage represent those of the individual authors and, unless clearly labeled as such, do not represent the opinions or policies of TBS Dear Kehilla Leader,This fall, United Synagogue celebrates a remarkable milestone – our Centennial year. Tocelebrate the occasion, we’re hosting a gathering in Baltimore unlike any in recent memory.Dubbed the Conversation of the Century, the USCJ Centennial will bring together everyone whocares about the Conservative Jewish future – renowned thinkers, congregational leaders,professionals, clergy, performers, and more – for several days of learning, sharing, andinspiration designed to rethink and revitalize North American synagogue life.As this landmark event approaches, and as we come to the end of our fiscal year, I’d like toreport to you on the work we’ve been doing over the past year and how it affects you, our mostimportant stakeholders.Because USCJ is at such a major turning point, we also asked some of…