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Friday, April 18th 2025
SHABBAT READING Song of Songs: A Secret for Maimonides, An Open Book for Gersonides: Prof. Menachem Kellner, The Torah.com, Apr. 17, 2025— If ever a biblical text “cried out” to be interpreted allegorically, it is Song of Songs. Indeed, the Talmud states that treating the Song like a regular song is an insult to God […]
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Friday, April 18th 2025 / Thursday, April 17th 2025
Michael Doran WSJ, Apr. 11, 2025 “If Syria became like Jordan—a buffer between hostile powers—everyone would win.” Ending Iran’s nuclear-weapons program may be President Trump’s top goal for stabilizing the Middle East, but his biggest test lies in Syria. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel who overthrew the Assad regime four months ago, presides over a weak […]
Dr. Michael Milshtein Ynet News, Apr. 13, 2025 “I have great relations with Turkey. Erdogan likes me, and I like him. If you have a problem with him, I’ll fix it.” The Israeli government continues to avoid clearly articulating its strategy in the Syrian arena. In the absence of a formal policy, observers are left […]
Jerome Drevon Foreign Affairs, Apr. 11, 2025 “,,, it does not look as if Syria is about to once again become a one-state autocracy, even if that were an outcome that Shara secretly wanted. What is emerging under Shara is a government that has elements of both authoritarian rule and more federated, decentralized organization.” In […]
Loveday Morris and Souad Mekhennet Washington Post, Apr. 12, 2025 “There is a huge stockpile in Syria that Hezbollah is trying to move out of Syria. They know where those are, and they are working with Syrian networks to get them out.” From the front seat of a black GMC truck, Maher Ziwani, the Syrian […]
Tuesday, March 11th 2025
How Did Deadly Syria Clashes Start and Who Is Responsible for Civilian Killings?: William Christou, Guardian, Mar. 10, 2025 Alawites to Israel: ‘Strike Al-Julani’s Forces from the Air, They Won’t Stop Slaughtering Us’: Shachar Kleiman, Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 Who is the Real Al-Julani? West Still Preplexed: Erez Linn, Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 […]
Tuesday, March 11th 2025 / Tuesday, March 11th 2025
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş European Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 6, 2025 “The question of moderation and tolerance in Syria is tied to whether the country’s new rulers are still jihadists at heart.” Unnoticed by the outside world, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in October hinted at “good news” soon to come from Syria. Within a few […]
Tuesday, March 11th 2025 / Monday, March 10th 2025
Erez Linn Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 “I found him to be a very methodical thinker with a strong degree of pragmatism.” Syria’s new president has traded his militant fatigues for polished suits as he attempts to transform his image from extremist commander to pragmatic statesman, The New York Times reported. Ahmad al-Sharaa, previously known by his […]
Shachar Kleiman Israel Hayom, Mar. 10, 2025 “We are calling on you and on everyone. We don’t want him [Al-Julani]. Get rid of him.” Nearly 1,000 Alawites have been murdered in recent days in horrific massacres carried out by Islamist forces in western Syria. While the UN stammers and the world once again stands idly by, the […]
William Christou Guardian, Mar. 10, 2025 “They took a 16-year-old boy, he had a nervous breakdown, telling them not to kill him. They didn’t say anything, they just took him and killed him.” Clashes between Syrian security services and fighters loyal to the ousted Assad regime erupted on Wednesday, kicking off five days of still-ongoing fighting […]
Tuesday, December 10th 2024
Jonathan Spyer WSJ, Dec. 8, 2024 “In each case, Israel’s response laid bare the profound inferiority of the Iranians and their allies in direct confrontation.” The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks the eclipse of Iran’s self-styled axis of resistance in the Middle East. While the successful advance of the Syrian Sunni insurgents […]
Friday, December 6th 2024
SHABBAT READING: How Is It Possible that Jacob Mistakes Leah for Rachel?: Dr. Rabbi Zev Farber, The Torah.com, no date — When Jacob arrives at the city of his uncle, Laban, he meets his cousin Rachel at the well and is struck by her beauty. Jacob stays with Laban for a month and starts working for him. […]
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