The U.S. Has an Opportunity to Defend Its Interests in Syria against a Murderous Tyrant—but Will It Seize It?
Without a U.S. threat of force, Russia will emerge victorious, while winning over Turkey.
March 12, 2020
Hasidism Was for Women, Too
Ḥasidic women were patrons, pilgrims, and keepers of traditions.
A recently published history of the ḥasidic movement, composed by a number of prominent scholars, has been attacked in academic circles for having an insufficient number of female contributors. By contrast, Glenn Dynner offers a far more substantive critique: that the book’s authors vastly understate women’s role in Ḥasidism. Yes, most East European ḥasidic synagogues had seating for men only, and the crucial gatherings around the rebbe’s table were male-only affairs. But the book’s assertions that “female members of ḥasidic households did not historically define themselves as Ḥasidim, nor were they defined as such by others,” and that there were no specifically ḥasidic rituals in which women participated are wrong:
March 12, 2020
At an Elite New Jersey High School, a Jewish Student Was the Target of Systematic Anti-Semitic Harassment
The principal’s response: find friends at your synagogue instead.
As Israel Combats Coronavirus on the West Bank, Palestinian Leaders Are Inciting against Jews
The libel of the week involves wild boars rampaging in Palestinian fields.
Hasidism Was for Women, Too
Ḥasidic women were patrons, pilgrims, and keepers of traditions.
Bernie Sanders Is Both a Victim and an Enabler of Anti-Semitism
He provides convenient cover for enemies of the Jewish people.