Why the Leader of Hamas Went to Russia
The Kremlin’s proxy pressure on Israel.
September 30, 2022
Charles Lamb and the Difficulties of Praising God in an Age of Plenty
Blessings after bread.
In his 1823 essay, “Grace before Meat,” the writer and poet Charles Lamb reflected on the awkwardness with which his fellow Englishmen utter benedictions before meals. Can the well-to-do, he wondered, really offer such prayers properly when they live without fear of going hungry? Ephraim Fruchter appreciates Lamb’s point, yet argues that the question yields different results when applied to the Jewish blessings said before and after eating, and the attitudes that underpin them:
September 30, 2022
An Israel-Lebanon Gas Deal Would Only Benefit Hizballah
The U.S. is using terrorist threats as leverage over Israel.
Bedouin Crime Bosses Are Seeding Chaos in the Negev
Israeli Arabs live in poverty while developed plots of land sit empty.
Charles Lamb and the Difficulties of Praising God in an Age of Plenty
Blessings after bread.
How the Treasury Department Exposed the State Department’s Efforts to Stifle Reports about the Holocaust
And to keep Jews from leaving Europe.