Have Vaccine Mandates Compromised Military Readiness?; In Lebanon, Are the U.S. and Israel on the Same Page?

[View this email in your browser]( August 2, 2023 • Av 15, 5783 # [Thinning the Ranks]( Using vaccines as a political weapon, U.S. military leaders have wrecked the force’s combat readiness and morale, current and former soldiers tell Tablet [BY CLAYTON FOX](#) FROM THE ARCHIVE [How Tu B’Av—the Jewish Valentine’s Day]( cure tribalism, heal hate, and make us all better people]( [In Lebanon, Israel and America Are on Opposite Sides]( Israel backpedals, while Hezbollah grows bolder [BY TONY BADRAN](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Gittin 78]( Navigating personal space August 2, 2023 IN THE SCROLL A gunman opened fire outside of a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, after he was thwarted from entering by the building’s security system. After Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva staffers alerted police, the man fled the scene before he was eventually shot by police who found him in his truck. The gunman survived and was detained following the incident. [READ ALL ABOUT IT IN OUR AFTERNOON NEWSLETTER]( # # 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](