“Antisemitism is not a belief system, a coherent set of ideas. In the 19th and early 20th century, Jews were hated because they were rich and because they were poor, because they are capitalists and because they’re communists, because they kept to themselves and because they penetrated everywhere, because they were superstitious believers and because there were rootless cosmopolitans who believed nothing. Antisemitism is not a belief, it is a virus, and like a virus it mutates.” — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

A new retrospective of the artist beloved by mathematicians opens this week. Get up close to the art with our interactive story newscientist.com/article/252…

Apparently, Ankara is taking Pride Month very seriously. The dictator Erdogan spoke of the “liberation of Al Aqsa.” His mustached Interior Minister now dreams of “liberating Jerusalem,” restoring Turkish rule over former Ottoman lands, and becoming its governor. These fantasies do not stand alone. They come with Ankara’s Blue Homeland doctrine, an attempt to redraw maritime borders at the expense of Greece and Cyprus, while entrenching the illegal occupation of Northern Cyprus. Erdogan, the Islamo-Nazi tyrant, is marching at the head of a parade of delusion, aggression and imperial nostalgia. Cairo should know better than to flirt with the ghosts of General Abdel Nasser. Arrogance and aggression never end in glory. They end in disaster. Ask Khamenei. Ask Nasrallah.

This photo was taken at Steinsaltz in Jerusalem. The man in the photo is Rabbi Meni Even-Israel, executive director of the Steinsaltz Center and son of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz z”l, whose legacy he continues to carry forward. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz was a genius in the most precise sense of the word. The Talmud — which people online often quote out of context to attack Judaism — is not a single book. Depending on the edition and the size of the books, it can span dozens of volumes, sometimes more than sixty. It was written in Aramaic and archaic Hebrew, inaccessible to most Jews. Rabbi Steinsaltz spent forty years on his first project alone: producing a complete Hebrew translation, opening the Talmud to an entirely new generation of readers. Then came the English edition. And just as I arrived at Steinsaltz, the French edition had just been delivered. A first of its kind. Listening to Rabbi Meni speak about his father, a story crossed my mind. I once asked my late aunt Jo why I give everything I have to others, yet when I am at the hospital, nobody comes to help with my son. I was feeling sorry for myself and disappointed with the world. That was the world I knew before discovering Judaism. Aunt Jo said: in life, there are givers and takers. You are a giver. That is why. Then she asked me: would you rather be a taker? I embraced who I am. Among Jews, I found my place. We each contribute our part — some more, some less. Some contributions flow like a river, abundant and quiet. So generous that reciprocation becomes irrelevant. Rabbi Steinsaltz was one of those. One of many Jewish giants. I thank G-d every day for showing me the way home — where giving is self-evident. @RabbiSteinsaltz #talmud

Reminder that Doctors Without Borders spent two years at Nasser Hospital before admitting Hamas was using it as a terror base. During that stretch, the group refused to treat 20 Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid workers wounded by Hamas, leaving them to die in the courtyard

Tasha Kheiriddin: Mark Carney in denial over what's behind antisemitism nationalpost.com/opinion/tas…

Joe Oliver: Carney getting performative is raising public skepticism financialpost.com/opinion/jo…

53 years ago today, NYT, 6/13/1973 John Dean’s immunity granted for his upcoming testimony to the Watergate Select Senate Comittee is affirmed by Judge Sirica. Dean vows to tell the full truth about Nixon, which he does explosively 2 weeks later, changing the course of history.

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Washington | Le nom de Trump retiré du Kennedy Center lapresse.ca/international/et…

BREAKING: Kennedy Center tells judge that all references to President Donald Trump have been removed from its building and website. nbcnews.com/politics/donald-…

"Producing more food and expanding domestic processing capacity is a good thing. But Canada cannot produce everything, nor should it aspire to. Trade makes food more affordable for Canadians while creating opportunities for our trading partners. No country can efficiently compete against the scale, specialization, and efficiencies that international trade provides."

Gordie Howe bridge debacle is a mess of Carney's own making trib.al/pTKYZ70

We built the machines, and now they’re ignoring us with confidence. #thirdwheel

You may think you understand how big a trillion is. But you don’t. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4v5TolW

Joe Adam George: Muslim Brotherhood has its sights set on Canada nationalpost.com/opinion/mus…

Opinion: Why is a Canadian literary magazine supporting ‘armed resistance’? theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…

Bill Maher nailed it: if you single out Israel, obsess over Israel, and hold it to standards you apply to no other country on Earth, then yes — that’s antisemitism. Because the one thing that makes Israel uniquely unforgivable to you is that it’s a Jewish state. And constantly repeating “I’m not antisemitic” while holding a “Stop Antisemitism” sign is about as convincing as saying “I’m not racist, I have a black friend.”

#Opinion: Calling all Canadians who were born in the U.K. If you’re thinking of taking a trip back to “the old country” this summer and using your Canadian passport, forget it, writes Sonia Day. Just ask 93-year-old Georgina Abela. trib.al/QTLZNhC

If you’re ever watching a Dateline episode about my murder and one of my “friends” says, “He lit up every room he walked into,” please understand: they’re lying, and they’re the reason I’m on Dateline.

In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus and took possession of 37% of the country, gradually displacing 200,000 Greek Cypriots. There has since been an influx of Turkish settlers from the mainland, with as many as 500,000 Turks displacing the natives. How many times have we heard people talking about illegal Turkish settlers/colonizers? Almost never. Most people don’t even know about it.