How the U.S. Let Israel Down and Failed to Stand Up to Iran
Tehran has halted its nuclear program before, and can be induced to do so again.
June 28, 2024
Talmudic Property Law and the Question of Who Owns the Torah
The hidden meaning of Bava Metzia.
This week, those who follow the daily regimen of Talmud study known as daf yomi completed Bava Metzia, perhaps the most studied tractate. It contains one of the most famous of all talmudic tales, in which Rabbi Eliezer summons miracles to convince his colleagues that his opinion on an issue of ritual law is correct—and still loses the argument. David Bashevkin seeks to interpret this story in its wider context:
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Jews Were Attacked in Southern California and the Authorities Abdicated Responsibility
The Pico Boulevard pogrom.
How Al Jazeera’s Influence Seeps into American Media
Qatar’s influence operations poison the Washington Post.
Talmudic Property Law and the Question of Who Owns the Torah
The hidden meaning of Bava Metzia.
Ronald Reagan, Joseph Soloveitchik, and the Limits of Love
Lessons from D-Day.