31-Jul-15: In the Wake of a Lethal Arson Attack
In all the years (and this week it's exactly 14 years) since our daughter was murdered, we have not found a single Arabic-language post, article, tweet or speech condemning that attack in the center of Jerusalem or the killings.
Condemning the Jewish Extremists
Everyone is angry at the ongoing Arab terrorism, but what does murdering a baby have to do with protecting Jewish lives or furthering Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel?
LIVE Meerkat: Cecil the Lion vs. Obama! Who’s Worse?
Tonight, live Meerkat interactive video tour and talk in Jerusalem.
Is Jonathan Pollard a Hero?
The US doesn’t want Pollard & he doesn’t want America- release him with 1 condition: No return to US
The Training of Arab Terrorists Starts Young!
Amongst the Palestinians (sic) what is promoted and praised for its young people? Terror & martyrdom
The Cost of Peace?
"If you can't negotiate with your enemy, why negotiate at all?" Great sound bite. The press loved it
A Schism Removing it from Orthodoxy
The phenomenon pushing limits of Orthodoxy to the extreme left has no chance of becoming mainstream
The Fault in Our Tent: The Limit of Speech
{Originally posted to the author's website, FirstOne Through}
Some passionate and eloquent liberals have bemoaned the state of inclusiveness among Jews today. Leon Wieseltier, editor...
Kerry and Pollard, Bad Combination
Considering Esther Pollard's group mismanaged his case, Pollard's chances of parole are slim
Detention Camps for American Jews?
Detention Camps for US Jews? Sounds farfetched but it did to Japanese-Americans during WW II as well
The Soldiers Always Let Us Pass
We asked the soldiers, what will you tell your children you did during the Disengagement?
Dayenu! I’ve Had Enough!!
The Arab terrorist murderer who murdered Malachi Rosenfeld,(HY"D)last month, was an American citizen
Losing the Temples, Knowledge and Caring
The Kotel gained significance around 1550. Previously, many Jews prayed on the Temple Mount itself.
It Was Good to See Sanity in America Last Night
The "Stop Iran" rally was a voice of sanity coming from the American people, and directed at Senator Chuck Schumer who holds the keys...
Another Catastrophic Outcome of the 2011 Shalit Deal
Shalit Deal advocates: "Israel must do whatever it takes" to free Gilad; This proved deadly nonsense
CNN and Terror – When Hypocrisy Rules
Dear CNN: When hypocrisy rules a media outlet, its mandate to call what they do "journalism" expires
Finding Strength Through a Higher Power
With it seems more lives than a cat, I now recognize Hasgacha Pratis is HaShem's involvement in life
Emes Ve-Emunah: A Breath of Fresh Air? …or the Winds of Change?
There needs to be clarity about what is & isn’t acceptable in Orthodoxy; That should be the debate.
Obama and His Knockoff Nuclear Treaty With Iran
Obama, Kerry etc are promoting their "deal" like it's the genuine article, not a cheap "knock-off"
Jewish Education and Jewish Philanthropy
Imperative to get world's Jewish billionaires to support Jewish education like their other projects
Scary Times
Israel can't rely on the accord, not now nor the future. Iran is a danger to Israel & to the world.
“Facts about Palestine”
"We Would Boycott "Palestinian" Goods, But...They Don't Actually Make Anything"
The Jewish Calendar: More Awful News During the Tragic “Three Weeks”
It's no surprise that the Kerry-Obama brokered "deal" with Iran was signed during the Three Weeks.
Hidden Reactors, Silent Reaction
World capitulates to Iran on nukes; it should have remembered lessons from Syria’s nuke plant in '07
Iran Nuclear “Deal:” Good News? Bad News? or Just Too Late?!
Bottom line: There's ZERO to celebrate. Iran will continue in their attempt to destroy our world
Aliyah to Har HaBayit/Ascending the Temple Mount: Can Rabbis be Wrong?
Despite mutual admiration between Glick and Rav Bin-Nun, they disagree on Jews ascending Har HaBayit
Every Picture Tells a Story: The Invisible Murdered Israelis
Photos & captions in the Times push a specific narrative: Palestinians are passive victims in Israel
Saying Kaddish for Open Orthodoxy
No legitimate Orthodox body in the States or Israel accepts "Open Orthodoxy." They went too far.
Chamberlain Lives
Possible, but not easy to "out-bargain" an Iranian; you need guts and strength. Obama lacks the guts
Absolute and Relative Ideological Terrorism in the United States
The NYTimes wants Americans to be more fearful of terrorism from Conservatives than Muslim extremism