Understanding the Perverse Appeal of the Anti-Israel Movement
“It has led some of the most decent, kind, and thoughtful people I know at Harvard to become propagators of anti-Semitism.”
June 27, 2022
After 75 Years, the Completion of the “Talmudic Encyclopedia” Might Be in Sight
With volume 48, the seminal project has reached the letter mem.
At the end of last year, the Israeli president hosted a celebration in his home to mark the publication of the 48th volume of the Talmudic Encyclopedia—75 years after the first went to press. The most recent volume covers entries beginning with mem, which is the thirteenth of the Hebrew alphabet’s 22 letters. Nonetheless, Rabbi Avraham Steinberg, who became the work’s chief editor in 2006, hopes to complete the project in two years’ time. Alan Rosenbaum writes:
June 27, 2022
The Demise of UNRWA Is Long Overdue
A corrupt organization that wastes money, helps terrorists, and prolongs the conflict.
The Dangers of Peace in Yemen
The only way to strike a better political deal with the Houthis would be to weaken them militarily.
A Century Ago, Ukraine Saw a New Kind of War on the Jews
Whole communities were wiped out in a matter of hours or days, making genocide seem possible.
After 75 Years, the Completion of the “Talmudic Encyclopedia” Might Be in Sight
With volume 48, the seminal project has reached the letter mem.