A Way Forward for Israel and Egypt, after a Record-Breaking Energy Deal
Cairo is uniquely positioned to shape the outcome in Gaza.
December 19, 2025
The Mysterious, Post-Apocryphal Hanukkah Scroll
And the Jewish scribe who tried to sneak it into the Bible.
Purim has the book of Esther, read in synagogues in scroll form twice during the course of the holiday. Passover has the Haggadah, not to mention the opening chapters of Exodus. Even the 9th of Av has Lamentations. But, although Hanukkah has a stunning story of persecution and salvation, it has no corresponding text. Or does it? A.J. Berkovitz writes:
December 19, 2025
A Saudi Sermon Splashes Cold Water on Normalization Hopes
“O Allah, deal with the Jews, for they cannot escape your power.”
The Inaction of Australian Police and the Accommodation of Anti-Semitism
Everywhere could be Sydney for the Jews.
Norman Podhoretz’s Love Affair with America
A patriotic gratitude especially incumbent upon Jews.
The Mysterious, Post-Apocryphal Hanukkah Scroll
And the Jewish scribe who tried to sneak it into the Bible.