Realizations
As we raced from store to store I was invigorated but Jo tagged listlessly along. I pretended not to notice and chatted gaily all the while.
Why Be Jewish
The sages believed with great force that an agreement must be free to be binding. Yet we did not agree to be Jews. We were, most of us, born Jews. We were not there in Moses’ day when the agreement was made. We did not yet exist. How then can we be bound by the covenant?
The Phone Call
If Hashem wants a person to have something, he will have it, and no one in the world can take away what is coming to to him.
Lincoln And The Jews
The proximate cause of the Grant’s order to expel the Jews was the dire cotton shortage in the North, which gave rise to a wild black market in Southern cotton.
Here A Fascist, There A Fascist, Everywhere A Fascist
The hysteria, and evident delusion, over the perceived sudden resurgence of fascism and the subsequent demonization of anyone who expresses conservative thought, supports Trump, or refuses to cave to the thrall of identity politics and political correctness on campuses, has given campus activists a new and potent tool in their campaign against any ideas they do not like –meaning, of course, any ideas that challenge their preconceived and leftist notions.
Time For A Peace Process Paradigm Change
The only two things that seem certain about Pres. Trump's Middle East soon-to-be revealed peace plan are it is likely to be acceptable to Saudi Arabia--and that it will have zero chance of success.
To Be A Twin
Who are these twins and what are we supposed to learn from them? If we can answer this question, we will know our job for this time of the year.
Gifts Of Love
This son also bought me a real china knickknack - a mamma goose sheltering her gosling under her wing.
Q & A: Matanot La’evyonim
To whom does one give on Purim? Must one give to someone who, one suspects, may not really be poor? Is there a minimal amount one must give? Also, what about boys collecting for yeshivot or other institutions – may one discharge one’s obligation by giving to them?
Menachem
Parshat Re’eh
Leaders must be able to identify these existential, or Dunkirk moments, and act accordingly.
Good Grief: Learning To Cope With Tragedy
As with most problems in her life, Sandberg approached this one logically. She asked her esteemed friends who are world renowned psychologists and professors for a plan.
The Jewish Connection To The Brooklyn Bridge
The remarkable Unger, a true mathematical Renaissance man, was a visionary in the field of mathematics education who also wrote numerous texts, many of which became pedagogical standards used by university systems across Europe, particularly in Russia