The Eloquent Chief Rabbi Who Would Not Fight Israel’s Enemies
The central quality of leadership is not eloquence but moral courage, a preparedness to be hated in the pursuit what’s right.
Did I Make Cory Booker ‘Too Jewish’?
Peter Beinart and Jeffrey Goldberg maintain far-left sentiments on Israel, while others invest their lives in bringing people like Cory Booker closer to the Jewish community.
Peter Beinart’s Attack on Me and Cory Booker
Noone, least of all me, wants to see any Arab child suffer, God forbid.
LA’s First Jewish Mayor
Eric Garcetti’s caring for those who are struggling would become his defining political legacy as a Los Angeles council member and as President of the Council.
Was the Holocaust Punishment for Sin?
Are we to believe that these Jews who were devout and pious were being punished?
When American Ambassadors Were Still Untouchable
The growing revelations that the Obama State Department watered down public statements on the attack in order to cleanse them of any mention of al Qaeda and terrorism is a travesty.
Hawking Rejects the Zionism of Einstein
When in 1948 President Harry Truman recognized the new Jewish State of Israel, Einstein declared it 'the fulfillment of our dream.'
The Hidden Threat of Kim Jong Un
Too many times, the world has learned the hard way by 'turning the other cheek' while dictators terrorized both their own people and other nations.
One Strike and You’re Out?
In the Hebrew Bible everyone is flawed and everyone makes mistakes.
And Hate the Sinner Too
Forgetting how to hate can be just as damaging as forgetting how to love.
Adelson: From Caricature to Life
Let us also not forget that Adelson criticized many of the social values of the Republican Party before it became fashionable to do so.
Belittling Tormentors Allows us to Be Free
Through the process of the ten plagues, the Jews saw the Egyptians for what they were, just another group of petrified humans.
The Noise that Drowns Out all Peace
When all the ribbetting is silenced, we begin to hear an old, familiar tune: the melodious song of our own souls.
An American Tragedy in Steubenville
The greatest tragedy made manifest in Steubenville is the attitude of teenage men toward girls.
The Rise of Israel’s Words Warriors
Overlooking incendiary rhetoric is exactly what led to the global delegitimization of Israel.
Tribute to my Wife on Our 25th Anniversary
Men ultimately fall in love with those women who bring out their best qualities.
Finding the Jewish Billy Graham, the Israeli Martin Luther King
Public relations is nearly the whole ball game and we Jews have lost the battle not just in modern times with Israel but throughout a long and tragic history
Bar Refaeli’s Vulgar Super Bowl Ad
GoDaddy's Super Bowl spot was a disappointment for American culture and even more disappointing that it starred an Israeli icon.
AIPAC’s Silence on Chuck Hagel
What are brave United States lawmakers to make of AIPAC’s surrender?
Shabbos in Davos
While the meal featured heads of state, Nobel laureates and people of world renown, it had a homely feeling where no one in particular was made to feel more important than the next person.
Why Bibi is Not Intimidated by Obama
What is better, a popular Israel riddled with dead Jews or an unpopular Israel filled with living ones?
Does Anyone Give a Damn About Syria?
Perhaps our President should focus less on construction of apartments and homes and do something instead about the bombs and rockets that are killings tens of thousands of innocent Arabs.
Religion’s Most Repellant Idea
How can anyone calling himself a Rabbi have the chutzpah to ever justify the death of innocents?
Bill Clinton as Father of the Year
Why inadequate husbands can still be great dads
Hagel’s Homophobia and Biblical Indifference to Israel
Why would the Senator insist on the Biblical teachings regarding homosexuality but not those of protecting Israel?
Why Jews Are So Bad at PR
There are many potential Ron Dermers at the world’s universities today, if only we can nurture their gifts in their formative years.
The Dangers of Favoring One Child Over Another
What is it about Jacob that he seemingly can’t stop the favoritism?
Orthodox Matchmaking Needs Huge Fixing
My own experiences within the shidduch system has caused me to question it considerably.
Freedom of Religion Denied
City officials in Englewood are hampering the development of a synagogue, but were nowhere to be found in opposing Kaddafi and the Libyan Embassy in Englewood.
Saying America was Punished with Sandy Hook is Blasphemous
There is nothing beneficial that comes from suffering that could have not been achieved far more effectively through a positive means.