UKRAINE: Vladislav Davidzon on the Calm Before the Storm; Jake Marmer on an Expat’s Ambivalence; Rokhl on Glikl; the Talmud on Why Less Is More

[View this email in your browser]( February 25, 2022 • Adar I 24, 5782 THE TAB, ISSUE 6 [CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE OF OUR PRINTABLE WEEKLY DIGEST]( [Advertisement](#) # [My Last 24 Hours in Kyiv]( The pleasurable hours leading up to the first explosions already belong to a past life that Ukrainians will not know again for a long time [BY VLADISLAV DAVIDZON](#) # [A Prayer for Those Who Stayed]( Yearning for a peace that falls like wildflowers [BY JAKE MARMER](#) UKRAINE [Taking Putin’s grievances seriously would be nothing more than a death wish for a return to the terrible 20th century]( [Joe and Hunter Biden’s seedy involvements in Ukraine may have given the Russian leader all the ‘kompromat’ he needs to keep America at bay]( [How ‘The New York Times’ helped hide Stalin’s mass murders in Ukraine]( # [A Genre-Defying Tale for the Ages]( The story of Glikl Hamel has endured for centuries, offering a unique glimpse into Jewish life—and specifically the lives of Jewish women [BY ROKHL KAFRISSEN](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Chagigah 16 & 17]( Today’s Daf Yomi pages gift us one of the most beautiful insights in all of the Talmud: When offered a lot of something or a little, go for the latter. FEBRUARY 25, 2022 # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](