Why Israel’s Constitution Is to Blame for Its Current Political Crisis
Proportional representation encourages instability and unaccountability.
January 3, 2020
Daf yomi.
On Wednesday, Jews the world over celebrated the conclusion of the seven-year cycle of Talmud study known as daf yomi [“daily page”]. Begun by the Polish rabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923, the regimen involves the study of a single folio page of the Babylonian Talmud every day on a fixed schedule. The editors of the New York Sun write:
Proportional representation encourages instability and unaccountability.
Deterrence, appropriate punishments, and self-defense.
And also in Baghdad.
Daf yomi.
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On Wednesday, Jews the world over celebrated the conclusion of the seven-year cycle of Talmud study known as daf yomi [“daily page”]. Begun by the Polish rabbi Meir Shapiro in 1923, the regimen involves the study of a single folio page of the Babylonian Talmud every day on a fixed schedule. The editors of the New York Sun write:
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