Compared to the wit of the anti-Vietnam slogans of the late 60s, the anti-Israel chants of today are aggressively tedious. What does that say about the chanters?
April: Is War With Lebanon Imminent?
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Is War With Lebanon Imminent?
As both sides escalate by the day and as the fighting in Gaza simmers down, many Israelis are growing convinced that full-scale war with Hizballah is unavoidable. Are they right?
Podcast: Meir Soloveichik on the Politics of the Haggadah
The well-known rabbi looks at the link between freedom and monotheism in the the text accompanying the seder service.
Did the Ancient Sage Hillel Really Invent the Sandwich?
The truth of the tale of Hillel and the “Hillel sandwich.”
Were There Arab Jews, and Did They Speak Judeo-Arabic?
Jews in Arab lands spoke much the same Arabic as their neighbors. But the notion that they thought of themselves as Arab Jews, pushed now in some circles, is a historical absurdity.
