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August 9, 2022

The Fighting in Gaza, the Jewish Calendar, and the Rejection of Victimhood

A tale of two sieges.

Operation Breaking Dawn, in which the IDF decapitated the leadership of Islamic Jihad in Gaza, coincided with the Fast of Tisha b’Av, which marks the end of an annual three-week period of mourning. Noting the significance of the timing, Daniel Gordis observes:

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August 9, 2022

  1. The Fighting in Gaza, the Jewish Calendar, and the Rejection of Victimhood

    A tale of two sieges.

  2. What Israeli Conservatives Can Learn from Their American Counterparts

    Individual freedom and traditional sensibilities.

  3. Fighting Anti-Semitism at the City University of New York

    A great engine of Jewish advancement has become an incubator of hatred.

  4. Does Repentance Require Sincerity, Action, or Both?

    And must nations and people atone for the sins of their ancestors?

  5. New Research Reveals How the Romans Used Ancient Artillery to Destroy Jerusalem

    “A small group of Jewish defenders withstood the invaders for a few months.”