My Jewish Allergy to Germans
I have a thing about Germans. I cannot stand to see or hear them. It isn’t intellectual, not something thought out, but a gut reaction: it literally turns my stomach to be in proximity to them, to...
View ArticleFrom Hebron to Pittsburgh… to Monsey
Over Shabbat many ex-JDL’ers shared stories about what they did to protect Jews in Philadelphia, Miami, Toronto and even in Ottawa.
View ArticleBenito Gantz Talks & Acts like a Dictator — Israel’s Democracy in Danger
Gantz and other party members of Blue-White claimed over and over that they would not try to form a minority govt supported from outside the government by the frankly anti-Israel group of parties in...
View ArticleThe Only Seder Guest Who’s Still Invited
I will ask him, silently, to take with him hugs and kisses to my mother and father and brother, two time zones and thousands of miles away.
View ArticleThe Supermoon, Passover, Prophecy and Return
"And the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times as strong, like the light of seven days, on the day that Hashem bandages the injury of His...
View ArticlePassover 2020: The Challenges; the Beauty
What if you find yourself at this point in your journey living alone? Strangely enough, our assignment has the potential of being the most exciting of all: piecing our life story together like an...
View ArticleCrypto Currency Ridicules and Makes Coin on the Holocaust
{Originally posted to the author’s website} Some things are too sickening to digest properly, and I can rarely remember being as horrified by an item as I was whilst researching this. Some things...
View ArticleOur Homes and the Virus
All of us can and need to develop a more positive home environment through enjoyable activities and better communication
View ArticleCoronaBlues, The Metzora, and Prayer
But are quick, zippy minyans, conducive to thoughtful, heartful prayer and connection to the Holy One, Blessed Be He?
View ArticleSocial Media, Coronavirus and the Search for Deep Connections
As obvious as it is, weirdly, I forget, again and again and again, that the most rich and meaningful things are the most utterly simple.
View ArticleRashi In Auschwitz – 1944
They wonder: Why is he endangering his life? He approaches and tells them, “Kinderlach, we don’t know how much time we have left, so let’s learn Torah.”
View ArticleThe Power of Prayer Amid a Pandemic
Nevertheless, no matter how much we suffer, we must try to show gratitude and to pray, for asking God for mercy is the only remedy that we got.
View ArticleIs America a “Failed” Experiment?
We are not perfect, but there is a lot to celebrate on the Fourth of July. Radical rhetoric aside, no nation has ever provided more freedom and prosperity for more people—regardless of skin colors.
View ArticleWhat the Statue-Toppling Left is REALLY Out to Topple
And why the Left really wants to destroy America.
View ArticleListen, O Israel!
Hearing is easy, but listening is much harder. That, however, is what we really need, and maybe that’s the biggest lesson we can take from these challenging times.
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Anti-Gentrication Groups are Pushing Antisemitic Narratives and...
With a a few notable exceptions, the Jewish community appears unaware of the significance and relevance of these groups.
View ArticleTrump Seen Hanging ‘Missing: 11,787 Votes’ Signs Around Georgia
"I'm calling on the good people of Georgia to help me find my missing votes! Have you seen them anywhere? Please check under your couch cushions. DM if you find them, THX!"
View ArticleOn the Brink of the Next War
Once again, yet again, it is time to make it very clear to our enemies that the choice is theirs. They can live with us in peace, or they will know no peace.
View ArticleStop This Insanity: Men CANNOT Have Babies!
A man says he is a woman or a woman says she is a man and we are off and running to assist them in their hormone therapy and body mutilation. Does this make sense to you? Scientific sense?
View ArticleHate Israel, But Don’t be Stupid About It
Long ago, I became a believer in the "You can't fix stupid" movement. Intelligence is not something that you can control. It is an innate part of your being. Stupidity, however, can be cured by...
View ArticleI am a Jew. Plain and Simple
No matter what kind of Jew you are, we have more in common than the trappings that divide us
View ArticleFREEDOM SUNDAY and CHANGING THE WORLD
We sang Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s Soviet Jewry anthem, “Am Yisrael Chai,” and the earth shook. We really felt that together we could change the world.
View ArticleWhat Type of Jews do WE Want to Be?
While the Jewish community reacts to hate when it's banging at the door, it makes the fatal error of ignoring the root causes in the futile hope it will all blow over
View ArticleIt’s All the RAGE: New Palestinian Fashion Craze: M-16 T-Shirts
M-16 T-shirts – celebrating rifle used to murder 5 Israelis
View ArticleThe First Time I Ever Truly Felt the Pain of Tisha B’Av
The year 2005 was the first time I ever truly felt the pain of Tishabaav.
View ArticleU.S.-Slovak Bipartisan Roundtable Discussion on Rising Antisemitism at Home...
Slovakia and the members of the U.S. Congress, Jewish organizations leaders, experts, opinion shapers, and diplomats from foreign missions convened in Washington, D.C. to discuss the global rise of...
View ArticleJust Where on Earth was ‘Palestine’?
We are witnessing a concentrated rewrite of history.
View Article30 Achievements of the Anti-Democracy Protesters
The following meme is making the rounds in Hebrew in Israel....
View ArticleFrom the River to the Sea
A peaceful and workable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Those Visiting Israel
It is wonderful to go to Israel anytime, it is particularly meaningful to go during this time.
View ArticleQuestions for Jewish Donors to Harvard
13 hard questions for those who are now upset by the Harvard-Liberal-Hamas alliance, asking why Harvard’s transformation into a training program for America-hating activists was not enough to stop...
View ArticleAshkenormativity: “Go Back to Poland,” Columbia Students Shout; But My Jewish...
Ashkenormativity... a system of oppression that favors white Jewish folx (sp).”
View ArticleThe ICJ Ruling and Historical Precedent
It’s easy enough just to say “to hell with them”, and ignore this pathetic act of lawfare against the Jewish State. But we need to do more...
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