Snubbing a Reliable Ally, Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Tyrants
Compare the president’s treatment of Xi Jinping with his treatment of Netanyahu.
September 30, 2015
S. Y. Agnon’s Sukkot Tale of a Rabbi and a Citron
“The Etrog,” newly rendered into English.
Traditionally, Jews use citrons (etrogim), palm fronds, and myrtle and willow branches in the rituals of the holiday of Sukkot, which began Sunday night and continues for seven days. These items are the subject of a 1947 short story by the Nobel prize-winning Hebrew author S. Y. Agnon. The story, newly rendered in English by Jeffrey Saks, begins with a description of Jews shopping for the ritual objects in an Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem:
September 30, 2015
Why Aren’t Refugees Fleeing to Other Arab Countries? And Why Does Nobody Expect Them to be Welcomed There?
Arab cynicism and Western racism.
Making Sense of King David, the Bible’s Ambiguous Hero
Why is the founder of the Israelite kingdom portrayed in so many shades of gray?
The Anti-Semitic Legacy of Amin Haj al-Husseini
A new translation of an anti-Semitic pamphlet.
S. Y. Agnon’s Sukkot Tale of a Rabbi and a Citron
“The Etrog,” newly rendered into English.