Despite Negotiations, Tensions between the U.S. and Iran Are Rising
What shows of force in Syria and the Persian Gulf mean for Israel.
August 16, 2023
Making Sense of Talmudic Divorce
Why a “backwards” tractate includes lengthy discussions of the destruction of the Second Temple.
On Monday, those who adhere to the regimen known as daf yomi—whereby a single folio page of the Talmud is studied each day—completed the tractate of Gittin, or “bills of divorce.” In Jewish law, the issuance of such a writ, or get, is a complex procedure, and Gittin is the basic source for most halakhic jurisprudence concerning legal documents. Dovid Bashevkin explores the tractate’s ethical meaning:
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The French Left’s Anti-Semitism Hypocrisy
The pot calls the right-wing kettle black.
Washington Needs a Different Approach to Communicate the Dangers of China to Its Middle Eastern Allies
Current efforts are exacerbating the problem.
Making Sense of Talmudic Divorce
Why a “backwards” tractate includes lengthy discussions of the destruction of the Second Temple.
A Personal Look at the Spanish Inquisition
“Tell us about yourself.”