philo-Semitism

How the shofar emerged as a weapon of spiritual warfare for some evangelicals

By Yonat Shimron — January 6, 2021
(RNS) — Shofar blowing, as in today's Jericho March, has become commonplace in many political demonstrations far removed from any Jewish or Israel-related themes.

Why Roy Moore’s defeat matters

By Jeffrey Salkin — December 13, 2017
(RNS) — Roy Moore deserved to lose. But, why did he get as many votes as he did?

COMMENTARY: Why evangelicals’ love for Jews is a case of unrequited love

By Michael Schulson — July 18, 2014
(RNS) As a young Jew, I can’t help but see expressions of evangelical philo-Semitism as an attempt to keep Jewishness in its New Testament box, and to continue the old fallacy of conflating the Jewish people (of Bible fame) with living Jewish people.
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