Israel Alone Is Willing to Use Force to Check Iran
The U.S. can and should put real pressure on the ayatollahs through Syria.
December 20, 2019
Together with traditions surrounding the solstice.
Today some ḥasidic communities, keeping alive a venerable Ashkenazi custom, refrain from studying Torah in the evening on December 24, usually staying home and playing chess or cards. Itzik Gottesman examines various explanations as to why:
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Login or SubscribeThe U.S. can and should put real pressure on the ayatollahs through Syria.
After 150 years, an attempt to universalize Judaism hasn’t turned out as expected.
Thus they reject Judaism as Jews themselves see it.
When studying the Talmud, one always returns to the page.
Together with traditions surrounding the solstice.