Don’t Make Excuses for Mahmoud Abbas’s Rantings
Donald Trump didn’t drive the Palestinian president to anti-Semitism.
January 18, 2018
How a Shellfish-Heavy Feast Helped Create Conservative Judaism in America
Setting the record straight on the “treyfa-banquet.”
Last weekend, a Jewish group in San Francisco engaged in a reenactment of the so-called treyfa banquet that took place in Cincinnati in 1883. Held to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations—the predecessor to today’s Union of Reform Judaism—the original event received its nickname because of the variety of non-kosher (in Yiddish, treyf) food served there, which created something of a scandal. But reporting on the more recent festivities has gotten the facts of the original event wrong; Jonathan Sarna sets the record straight:
January 18, 2018
Fecal Insults to Countries Are Objectionable—Unless the Country Is Israel
Of s—holes and sh—y little countries.
Only a Comprehensive Strategy of Pushback and Deterrence Can Curb Iran’s Ambitions
This includes unreservedly backing Israel against Hizballah.
Two Very Different Stories of Modern Jewish History
Going out vs. looking in.
How a Shellfish-Heavy Feast Helped Create Conservative Judaism in America
Setting the record straight on the “treyfa-banquet.”