Benjamin Netanyahu Didn’t Lose Israel’s Elections, and Democracy Won
An “amazing, but not sufficient” victory.
March 4, 2020
How the Quintessential Exilic Holiday Spawned Local Jewish Variants
The Purims of Egypt and Carpentras.
The holiday of Purim, which falls next week, celebrates the rescue of Persian Jews from the genocidal viceroy Haman as recounted in the biblical book of Esther. Because of the story’s Diaspora setting and the absence of explicit prophetic involvement, it led to the proliferation of minor, local Purims observed for centuries by Jewish communities who had experienced salvation from danger. Often these communities created scrolls to commemorate the events. Michelle Chesner describes some instances:
March 4, 2020
Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Longstanding Ties with Iran
The U.S. can take financial action against the Iranian proxy threatening southern Israel.
The American Agreement with the Taliban Dismisses the Lessons of the Recent Past
Our conflicts with jihadists will not end at our command.
The Housewife Who Bucked the Anglo-Jewish Establishment to Fight for Soviet Jewry
Meet Barbara Oberman.
How the Quintessential Exilic Holiday Spawned Local Jewish Variants
The Purims of Egypt and Carpentras.