In Seeking Peace with Saudi Arabia, Israel Should Avoid Seeming Desperate
Normalization benefits both parties, as well as the U.S.
October 5, 2023
Rare 19th-Century Paper Flags Testify to a Beloved Holiday Custom
Depictions of biblical scenes, to be carried by dancing children.
This Saturday night and Sunday, Diaspora Jews will celebrate Simḥat Torah, during which Torah scrolls are removed from their arks and congregants dance with them. A common sight on the holiday is of children waving small paper flags with Stars of David or other familiar symbols. The National Library of Israel recently acquired three such flags produced in Vilna (modern-day Vilnius) in 1864. Korin Elbaz-Alush writes:
October 5, 2023
Turkish-Israeli Relations Take a Major Step Forward
Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Erdogan met publicly for the first time.
The Palestinian Authority Acknowledges the End of the Occupation
Anyone who visits a city in the Palestinian-governed territories can see that there are no Israeli soldiers.
Does an Old-New Theory of Catholic Politics Have Any Room for the Jews?
The integralists and us.
Rare 19th-Century Paper Flags Testify to a Beloved Holiday Custom
Depictions of biblical scenes, to be carried by dancing children.