Hamas’s Hostage Diplomacy
“Remember the number one, one, one, one.”
December 1, 2023
Romance, Old Age, and Even Comfort in the Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Short Friday.”
When one thinks of the fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer, filled as it is with depictions of human frailty and depravity, and with demons real and imagined, neither comfort nor coziness are the first things that come to mind. Rokhl Kafrissen nonetheless reports that she has found a measure of solace in rereading his stories with their “absolute obsession with mourning, loss, [and] grief,” even if she “wouldn’t say that they were exactly comforting.”
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Chuck Schumer Talked the Talk on Anti-Semitism, but Will He Walk the Walk?
He must now fight against the move to “condition” aid for Israel.
Around the World, Jews Are Showing New Enthusiasm for Religious Observance
“Several people said they’re lighting candles again to show the kids a positive aspect” of being Jewish.
Argentina’s Philo-Semite-in-Chief, and Would-Be Convert
Javier Milei.
Romance, Old Age, and Even Comfort in the Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Short Friday.”