The Dangers of the Cease-Fire in Lebanon
What might make this truce different from the last one.
April 20, 2026
The Meaning of the Hebrew Months
“First fruits,” “blossom,” and “season.”
Saturday was the first day of Iyar, the second (or eighth) month of the Jewish year. Although the Hebrew calendar dates back to the Torah itself, the current names for the months are newer, brought back from Babylon, apparently, by Jews returning from exile. Dan D.Y. Shapira delves into their etymologies:
April 20, 2026
The Islamic Republic Has Been Permanently Hollowed Out
Its survival is no victory.
The Democrats Abandon Israel
The Jewish state must start making its own arms.
Muriel Spark’s Repressed Jewish Commitments
A celebrated Scottish novelist’s conversion to Catholicism.
The Meaning of the Hebrew Months
“First fruits,” “blossom,” and “season.”