In Israel, a Victory for Netanyahu’s Protégés
A full-spectrum coalition includes prominent figures from the right.
June 3, 2021
A Rare Volume of the Talmud Appeared at a White House Ceremony
The Avot of 1492.
Yesterday, Eric Lander was sworn in to his post as the White House science adviser using not a Bible but Pirkey Avot, the “Chapters of the Fathers”—a talmudic tractate devoted to ethical teachings, guidance for judges and scholars, the importance of Torah study, and other nonlegal topics. Of special interest is the particular edition selected, which was published in 1492 and belongs to the Library of Congress. Aviya Kushner writes:
June 3, 2021
After a Century, Jordan Has Outlived Expectations, but Remains Precarious
Its deep-seated problems can’t be solved easily.
Turkey, the Belarusian Hijacking, and the Implications for NATO and the Middle East
Erdogan stands with Lukashenko.
A Rare Volume of the Talmud Appeared at a White House Ceremony
The Avot of 1492.
In Britain, Jewish Actors Fear Blacklisting
While their union sides with the anti-Semites.