Iran’s Deceptive Show of Force Demonstrates Its Insecurity
Braggadocio conceals self-doubt.
June 16, 2022
Y.L. Peretz on the Judgment of Heaven and Earth
“Bontshe the Silent” and the inner lives of the Jews.
Y.L. Peretz was born in 1852 in southeast Poland, where he would train as a lawyer and practice for ten years before being denounced by tsarist authorities for supporting Polish nationalism and socialism. He took up writing instead, crafting memorable plays, poems, and folk tales, through which, as Goldie Morgentaler notes, he strove to “hold up a mirror to a dispirited and persecuted people in which they might see the beauty and wisdom of their own collective soul.”
June 16, 2022
The Potential Costs of Peace with Saudi Arabia
Y.L. Peretz on the Judgment of Heaven and Earth
“Bontshe the Silent” and the inner lives of the Jews.
The Lives of Tunisia’s Remaining Jews
The 2,000-year-old community hopes for a future.
The Ancient Wheat of Mount Hermon Served at Modern Tables
Hagai Ben Yehuda’s bakery uses rare, ancient varieties of wheat he believes date back to biblical times.