Analysis
Friday, June 3rd 2022 / Saturday, July 23rd 2022
Alter Yisroel Shimon Feuerman Tablet Magazine, May 11, 2021 “The evening had begun with the Babylonian Talmud and as the hours wore on, we moved into the medieval heavyweights: the Rosh (Germany), the Rambam (Maimonides, from Spain and Morocco), the Ran of Catalonia Rashi (Troyes, France). At 3 a.m. we decided to break for watermelon […]
Eli Kavon Jerusalem Post, May 31, 2022 “By focusing on the value of studying Torah and carrying out the commandments, the early rabbis transformed Judaism into a religion of the Book.” On the festival of Shavuot, Jews all over the world celebrate God’s revealing of the Torah to the Israelites at Mt. Sinai. Whether a Jew […]
Adele Berlin Bible History Daily, Jan. 20, 2022 “The theme that unites the books from Genesis through Kings and informs much of the Prophets and the Writings is the land and the people. God’s covenant with Abraham lies at its heart.” In different Bibles, the Book of Ruth is put in different places. In Christian Bibles, […]
Elli Fischer HaMapah, May 27, 2020 “The book was selling like hotcakes. Yeshiva students were buying it. Women – who rarely appear as buyers on Prenumeranten lists from this part of the world – were buying it. It made no sense to us.” In all the books in the Hebrew Scripture, none is more infused with kindness and […]
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 / Thursday, June 2nd 2022
Victoria Herczegh Geopolitical Futures, May 23, 2022 “Xi’s rivals will have an opening to capitalize on the public discontent, and a continued shaky economy will only strengthen their cause.” China has been teetering on the precipice of an economic crisis for quite some time now. Structural issues within the country’s financial system and the protracted […]
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 / Saturday, July 23rd 2022
Enrico Colombotto GIS, May 12, 2022 “Some believe that Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to complete the reunification of all “Chinese children” by the end of his 2022-2027 term” The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown that the quest for personal prestige, historical nostalgia and beliefs in national myths still play a role in shaping […]
Chun Han Wong WSJ, May 19, 2022 “China’s mounting tensions with the West have fueled concerns that any financial exposure that senior Chinese officials have overseas could be used as leverage against Beijing” China’s Communist Party will block promotions for senior cadres whose spouses or children hold significant assets abroad, people familiar with the matter […]
Gordon G. Chang Newsweek, May 9, 2022 “… the Chinese military has been flying large numbers of planes through the island republic’s air-defense identification zone. Although these flights have stayed in international airspace, they are considered hostile acts…” Officials from the Chinese finance ministry and central bank on April 22 met with representatives of dozens […]
Tuesday, May 31st 2022 / Saturday, July 23rd 2022
Frank Sobchak The Hill, May 11, 2022 “… there is extremely strong evidence that the kingdom has every intent to join the “smallest club on earth,” as the group of states possessing nuclear weapons has been described.” Much ink has been spilled over how much of a threat a nuclear Iran would pose to Israel […]
Ruth Marks Eglash Jewish Insider, May 13, 2022 “Any deal to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords, or to bring them and Israel closer to normalization, is going to be a multi-sided puzzle. Michael is who you want at the table trying to solve that puzzle.” Could President Joe Biden’s nominee to be America’s next ambassador […]
Dion Nissenbaum and Rory Jones WSJ, May 8, 2022 “If we can get Israelis and Muslims in the region to do business together it will focus people on shared interests and shared values. We kicked off historic regional change which needs to be reinforced and nurtured to achieve its potential.” Jared Kushner’s new private-equity fund plans to […]
Barak Ravid Axios, May 23, 2022 “…the deal needed buy-in from Israel because of the 1979 peace treaty. Israel gave in principle its approval to transfer the islands back to Saudi Arabia…” The Biden administration has been quietly mediating among Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt on negotiations that, if successful, could be a first step […]
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