How Israel Can Best Pursue Its Interests in Syria
Jerusalem benefits from the regime’s weakness, and the American and Turkish presence.
September 19, 2023
A British Jew Finds Law and Spirit in Beekeeping
“When you see the wonders of how bees operate, it makes you feel good about God.”
During the recent festival of Rosh Hashanah, Jews dipped bread and apples in honey to usher in a sweet year; some continue to eat bread with honey until the end of the fall cycle of holidays. A London Jew named David Roth has, since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, been cultivating the substance himself, and has come to see his hobby in religious terms. Honey and its production also have a unique place in Jewish law. For instance, it is the only kosher food derived from a non-kosher animal. Cnaan Lidor writes:
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The Abraham Accords Have Brought the Middle East Closer to Peace
Persuading 350 million Arabs will be harder than 10 million Israelis, but the work has begun.
Benjamin Netanyahu and American Presidents
Employing a lesson from Jabotinsky.
A Dutch Jew’s Extraordinary Library, Its Curator, and a Modern Republic of Rabbinic Letters
Els Salomon-Prins Bendheim, in memoriam.
A British Jew Finds Law and Spirit in Beekeeping
“When you see the wonders of how bees operate, it makes you feel good about God.”