Elite Lawlessness and the War on the Working Class; What Israel Can Learn From Armenia; Psalms and Prayer

[View this email in your browser]( August 1, 2023 • Av 14, 5783 # [It’s Bad to Be a Sheep]( What Israel can learn from Armenia’s misplaced reliance on a superpower patron [BY ARMIN ROSEN](#) # [The Culture of Transgression]( Our antinomian elite’s war against tradition has become a war against the working class [BY MICHAEL LIND](#) # [Adopting the Psalms]( When—and how—did these readings become part of the traditional Jewish liturgy? [BY A.J. BERKOVITZ](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Gittin 77]( Today’s Talmud page talks about the importance of being on time AUGUST 1, 2023 IN THE SCROLL Thousands of demonstrators rallying against Hamas leaders because of ongoing power outages and the rising cost of living in the Gaza Strip were quickly suppressed by security forces on Sunday, though protestors have said they will take to the streets again later this week. The protestors said they had issued an ultimatum to Hamas to heed their demands within two weeks and promised to expand “our peaceful revolution until all our demands are met.” [READ ALL ABOUT IT IN OUR AFTERNOON NEWS DIGEST]( # # 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](