• Jewish World

  August 27, 2013

  Rafael Nadal Viral

  My story about Rafael Nadal has spread all over the internet, see the following links below: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rafael-nadal-a-jewish-story/ http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/140445/is-rafael-nadal-jewish http://www.noticias24.com/internacionales/noticia/66768/un-cineasta-y-periodista-israeli-afirmo-que-rafa-nadal-tiene-descendencia-judia/ http://www.teinteresa.es/deportes/periodista-israeli-Rafa-Nadal-desciende_0_975503315.html http://www.ubitennis.com/sport/tennis/2013/08/13/934024-giornalista_regista_jacobovici_nadal_passato_incredibile.shtml http://www.finanzas.com/noticias-001/gente/20130816/cineasta-periodista-israeli-afirma-2444099.html Click here to see my recent article “Bulldozer… Continue reading "Rafael Nadal Viral"

• Jewish World

  August 21, 2013

  The Cinnamon Code

  We tend to think of the ancients as travel challenged. They didn’t have airplanes, so they didn’t get around. This is patently false, but it helps to reinforce the way… Continue reading "The Cinnamon Code"

• Jewish World

  August 20, 2013

  Don Quixote a Jew?

  Recently I’ve been writing a lot about the influence of the “conversos” i.e., those Jews forced to convert by the Inquisition in Spain in 1492. As it turns out, tennis… Continue reading "Don Quixote a Jew?"

• Jewish World

  August 15, 2013

  History Envy

  I was trying to come to terms with the upside down world we live in, when it comes to Israel. I think I have the answer. I’ve invented a new… Continue reading "History Envy"

• Jewish World

  August 14, 2013

  Jewish Gothic Horror

  Given my interest in the Jewish experience, I thought you would be interested in the following story. It involves a master silversmith named Israel Rouchomovsky who in 1906 unveiled a… Continue reading "Jewish Gothic Horror"

• Jewish World

  August 13, 2013

  Arabs Confirm Jerusalem’s Jewish Status

  Over the weekend, four terrorists preparing a rocket attack against Israel were killed by a drone – probably Israeli – as they were getting ready to launch their lethal weapons.… Continue reading "Arabs Confirm Jerusalem’s Jewish Status"

• Jewish World

  August 11, 2013

  Ethiopian Wedding in Israel

  Last week, I had the honour and pleasure of attending Yaffa Tegegne’s Ethiopian wedding with Benjamin, a young man from Montreal. They are going to repeat the ritual in Montreal… Continue reading "Ethiopian Wedding in Israel"

• Jewish World

  August 8, 2013

  Return of the Israelites to their Jewish Home

  I just saw this amazing trailer for a documentary on the re-emergence of Judaism in Nigeria. In 1999, I made “Quest for the Lost Tribes” where I argued that there… Continue reading "Return of the Israelites to their Jewish Home"

• Jewish World

  July 23, 2013

  Recent Find Strengthens my Timeline for The Biblical Exodus

  A recent discovery in the Delta has confirmed the Biblical tradition of “storing grain” as told in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 41:49) with respect to the patriarch Joseph. In… Continue reading "Recent Find Strengthens my Timeline for The Biblical Exodus"

• Jewish World

  July 17, 2013

  Thou Shalt Not!!!

  Here is an interesting historical quiz written by my friend, author and numismatist David Wray: “…make unto thee any graven image!” Everyone knows that Jews in the days of Jesus… Continue reading "Thou Shalt Not!!!"