Despite the Toll of War at Home and Rising Hostility Abroad, Investors Are Still Choosing Israel
Wiz, the CrowdStrike crackup, and a new natural-gas field.
July 25, 2024
The Crab’s Symbolic Significance for the Month of Tammuz
An artist reflects on the zodiac’s Jewish significance.
Although it may come as a surprise to many of today’s Jews, the symbols of the zodiac were a common motif of synagogue art in ancient times, and astrology plays an important role in the Talmud, in kabbalistic texts, and even in the works of rationalist rabbis like the medieval poet and Bible-commentator Abraham Ibn Ezra. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Jewish calendar combines both lunar and solar elements, so that each month corresponds to a zodiac symbol. The artist Mark Podwal explains the significance of Cancer, which is the constellation for the current month of Tammuz and the subject of a mosaic he designed:
July 25, 2024
“Does Anyone in Congress Talk about Any Other Ally This Way?”
Chuck Schumer and Jerrold Nadler humiliate themselves to appease progressives.
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“There is a long history of expecting Jews to be like everybody else. And both the Bible and history tell me that Jews are not like everybody else.”
The Crab’s Symbolic Significance for the Month of Tammuz
An artist reflects on the zodiac’s Jewish significance.
A Short Jewish History of Cinnamon
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