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The House of the Messiah in Ruins

There is a house, or the ruins of one, at 920 Agora Girisi, in the…

Zionism and Gnosticism

The world around us has changed. I don’t refer to the obvious changes that science…

A Hymn of Praise to Sabbatei Zevi

At the height of his popularity, Sabbatai Zevi could count among his followers up to…

Sabbatai Zevi at Prayer

Sabbatai Zevi (1626-76) was the most notorious Jewish Messianic claimant since Jesus of Nazareth. Born…

The History of “Tikkun Olam”

There may be no other term that is simultaneously as beloved and as reviled in…

Matchmaker

“Matchmaker, hell,” Leah spat, “more like a pimp.” She’d just heard the rabbi’s eulogy for…