Don’t Be Distracted by Hamas’s Claims to Moderation
The terrorist group turns 35.
December 23, 2022
Hanukkah’s Forgotten Heroine
Judith was beloved by medieval Jews.
Examining the literary history of Hanukkah, Jack Zaientz notes that, when compared to Passover or Purim, it inspired relatively little in the way of midrashic embellishments. The one exception may be the story of Judith and Holofernes—which like, the Hanukkah story itself, comes from an ancient Jewish work that the rabbis excluded from the canon. According to the popular medieval rabbinic compilation known as Kol Bo, it was this story that explained the now-defunct custom of eating cheese on Hanukkah:
December 23, 2022
How Congress Bullied the FBI into Its Shameful Investigation of Israel
“Cynical and nakedly political.”
The Great 16th-Century Rabbi Who Combined Legalism with Mysticism
Joseph Karo and the Judeo-Islamic tradition.
A Newly Elected New York Congressman May Have Fabricated His Jewish Roots
George Santos’s dubious past.
Hanukkah’s Forgotten Heroine
Judith was beloved by medieval Jews.