To be clear, slapping green onions will still be done (hopefully not so violently that one of the sons will make his brother cry again), but it will take on a different, or at least additional, meaning. It will be. What was once just a “playful diversion”, the first Passover after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, brings with it an “old and protean” anti-Semitism that fills a hostile world Resnick writes that it felt like a darker example of
The Haggadah (the scripture that accompanies the Passover) says: “There is not just one enemy rising up to destroy us, but in every generation there is an enemy rising up against us to destroy us.”
Ruth Marcus Although she once thought the passage exuded “an anachronistic vibe of Jewish paranoia,” she, too, sees elements of the seder through a new lens this year. Her children, and perhaps other loved ones, see it through a different lens. different As a result of the many conflicting opinions regarding the war in Gaza, different lenses have been created.
While Ruth’s Thanksgiving “avoided our division by declaring the table an Israel-free zone,” that is not possible on an Israel-dominated Passover. teeth story.
Still, Ruth hopes families can discuss certain core truths. That means Jews are under threat. Too many Gazans are dying. And Jewishness means empathizing with everyone’s suffering, no matter who they are.
Shadi Hamid Even within the Democratic Party, he wrote, it is becoming harder to hide the rifts over Israel, as evidenced by the recent vote on aid in the House.
Why is this Israeli bill different from all other Israeli bills? Well, Shadi writes: That’s no more. ” Thirty-seven House Democrats withdrew from their caucus support for unilateral aid to Israel, citing the bill’s lack of conditions for aid.
“If rank-and-file Democrats continue to voice their dissatisfaction over the coming months, the Biden administration will be forced to cave in, not out of principle but for more practical reasons that party leadership cannot afford to do so,” Shady said. You may feel like you don’t have it,” he wrote. Please ignore members on such serious issues. ”
Chaser: David Ignatius Delving into bilateral efforts between Israel and Iran to de-escalate tensions after the trade strike, he said, “One of the rules for containing a crisis is to keep quiet.”
When the House of Representatives finally took action on foreign aid last weekend, it wasn’t Israel or Taiwan (although Taiwan was also slated for funding) that got the most attention, but finally, fortunately, little. Incredibly, it was Congress-approved aid to Ukraine. .
max boot He wrote that the $61 billion aid bill approved by the Republican-controlled House came just in time to help Ukraine avoid a disastrous Russian war against Ukraine. His column provides a good explanation of where the conflict stands in recent months and where things are headed with this new injection of aid expected to pass in the Senate this week.
of editorial committee He wrote that the bill could be a turning point for the United States as well. This shows America’s allies that they can still (finally) trust their old friend. “This is a historic moment,” the board wrote. “A de facto bipartisan coalition has maintained America’s global credibility.”
Karen Tumarti He says much of the credit should go to Chairman Mike Johnson. She writes that Republican leaders restored a semblance of order to the House by overcoming the opposition of hard-line right-wingers in their own caucus, but this was no easy feat. Karen calls it “political courage.”
Now, “all this praise may seem overkill,” she says. But doing what is right or normal is not how Republicans operate these days. ”
you know what?Praise Johnson teeth Misplaced, Jen Rubin he wrote in his column. Have we forgotten that Prime Minister Johnson delayed aid to Ukraine for months? How many combatants died during this time? How many Ukrainians have lost their homes?
“The fact that Johnson finally relented deserves a sigh of relief, not a celebration of his courage,” Jen requested for a readjustment.
Chaser: Novelist Mohsin Hamid We are watching the world move away from American leadership, and perhaps flowers will grow from the cracks as its foundations crumble.
Dwayne Reeves’ Life did not flash before his eyes. The nearly 70-year-old doctor had a possible brain injury but felt fine. “I feel the luxurious appearance of blood,” he writes. “How good did you feel, even though you thought you might die?”
Rather, his life flashed before the Ring camera in his hallway, and his entire understanding of the human body shone through with it. He looked and sounded terrifying. Why did he feel so happy?
In a thought-provoking guest essay, Reeves details a fall on the sidewalk and the arrival of paramedics at her door. He passes out in and out of consciousness in the ambulance and hospital. However, the core of this essay dates back to his medical school days and lies in a sermon that his professor once gave:
“The first thing to remember is that at least half of what we think the human body is telling us is likely to turn out to be wrong. I don’t know if half of it is true.”
- Happy Earth Day!Plastic can’t be recycled, environmental author Yves Schaub It’s time to stop pretending we can do it.
- In the video interview, Anne Lamott A look back at how she found love at age 63.
- Jason Wyrick It reveals how the Supreme Court can justify Bill Barr’s criticism of Robert Mueller’s Trump obstruction theory.
Goodbye. It’s a haiku. That’s… Bye-Ku.
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