How Israel Helped Win the Cold War
Worth more than “five CIAs.”
October 20, 2020
In Our Abnormal Times, the Jewish Calendar’s Month without Holidays Brings Some Welcome Normalcy
Heshvan is the bitterest month.
Yesterday began the second month of the Jewish calendar, known either as Ḥeshvan or Marḥeshvan. While the month’s name derives from the Akkadian, folk etymology explains it as meaning “bitter Ḥeshvan” (mar being the Hebrew word for “bitter”) in reference to the fact that it is the only Jewish month with neither fasts nor feasts, or any special days at all. Tevi Troy reflects:
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If Emmanuel Macron Is Serious about Combating Radical Islam, His Deeds Must Match His Rhetoric
A beheading puts matters in stark relief.
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While the author of a puff piece on Louis Farrakhan attacks her Jewish critics for their privilege.
In Our Abnormal Times, the Jewish Calendar’s Month without Holidays Brings Some Welcome Normalcy
Heshvan is the bitterest month.
Understanding Judaism’s Most Dangerous Accusation
Democracy and the moser.