Adelson ‘Bomb Iran’ Comment Exposes Double Standard (Full Video)
The reaction to his statement has been illuminating as to the double standards that are often employed on matters relating to Israel.
Pangs of Conscience on the Plains of Serengeti
We watched and watched, anticipating the kill.
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.
Will Syria Be Obama’s Rwanda?
The delay allowed Assad to go on TV with Charlie Rose and come across as calm, measured, and reasonable.
Germany’s Circumcision Police
Does the German government really want to get into a public battle over whether they are better guardians of the health and welfare of Jewish (and Muslim) children than their parents?
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.
The Art of the Scribe
There are thousands of unqualified soferim in both America and Israel who sell items that, far from being first-rate, are not even kosher.
How in Losing a Congressional Race I Found More of Myself
A few hours ago I lost my bid to unseat Congressman Bill Pascrell in New Jersey’s Ninth District. But thank G-d, I’m in a good place and miraculously in a good frame of mind. I’m writing this late at night to capture my thoughts and feelings after investing approximately seven months of my life in this endeavor.
American Pride Undermined by Inaction in Syria
We can afford a few cruise missiles fired at Bashar Assad’s air force and presidential palaces.
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.
David Petraeus and the Biblical Lessons of Why Men Want Two Women
When Jacob is fooled into marrying Leah, he accepts her as a partner and eventually the mother of his children. But his yearning is for Rachel.
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.
The Extremists Among Us
When children die, God forbid, I want to hear Rabbis who demand that God be a protector of life rather than blaming tragedy on human sin.
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.'
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Savaging the Bible Over Homosexuality
The Bible consists of 613 commandments, one of which is for a man to marry and have children, and the other is for a man to avoid gay sex with another man. That leaves 611 commandments for gay men to observe. That should keep them pretty busy. Homosexuality should be treated like lighting fire on the Sabbath or eating non-kosher foods, both Biblical prohibitions
The City that has Problems with Synagogues
If only my city were to treat me with the same courtesy they accorded Kaddafi.
Why Has New Jersey Been Forsaken?
Aren’t we the nation that rebuilt Iraq and have done tons of nation-building in Afghanistan? Can’t we put the lights and heat back on New Jersey? Is it asking too much to bring a bunch of fuel tankers here and end the 100 vehicle long lines that are growing larger by the day? Just getting from point A to point B has been like navigating an labyrinth since the gas lines have cut off so many of the streets. President Obama declared this area to be a Federal Disaster Area. But where is FEMA? Where are the troops? Where are the gas tankers?
Getting Away with Murder: Obama and the GOP’s Vacillation on Syria
If the gassing of children is not an urgent matter than nothing is.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Time Magazine on Attachment Parenting
Time magazine's cover story about attachment parenting garnered a great deal of attention. Clearly, the shock value of showing an attractive young mother breast-feeding a child nearly four years of age was enough to excite worldwide conversation. The story inside focused on a controversial theory…
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.
Jewish Values are the Salvation of the Republican Party
So long as we obsess over abortion, gay marriage, and contraception to the exclusion of any other values, we cannot fix our problems.
America’s $2 Billion a Year to Egypt Hinges on Its Peace with Israel
Democracy without a legitimate constitution and a Bill of rights, especially protecting the rights of minorities, can become a very scary thing. What you get is a tyranny of the majority. So the United States, as the world’s foremost democracy and sole superpower, must insist that elected regimes be restrained by a constitution that safeguards against a gravitation toward tyranny.
An Open Letter to Congressman Pascrell on School Choice and Vouchers
There are few choices as personal and important as the educational environment in which our children are immersed for most of their waking hours. Yet in the United States, unless parents want to risk bankruptcy just to afford tuition, they are given no choice.
Why Hillel is Failing in the Fight for Israel on Campus
It’s rather a sign of how badly Israel is losing on campus.
Why They Hate Us
Islam is undergoing a modern crisis which perhaps only its clerics and lay leaders can rescue it from.
Aref Assaf and the Scandal of Arab Leaders Silent on Syria’s Slaughter
While Aref Assaf, President of the Arab American Forum in Paterson, New Jersey, might be forgiven for condemning my daughter’s service in the Israeli army, nothing can explain his defense of Congressman Bill Pascrell’s silence on the mass slaughter of Arabs in Syria.
A Response to Senator Lautenberg’s Attack on the Republican Position on Israel
Senator Lautenberg, how exactly has our President demonstrated his friendship to Israel? He declared Israel's settlements to be illegitimate, put near-unilateral pressure on Israel to make peace without any expectations from the Palestinian side, declared that Israel should return to the arbitrary 1967 borders, and treated Prime Minister Netanyahu shamefully at a March 2010 meeting where he refused even a photo op with the elected leader of the Middle East's only democracy.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Why a Jewish Democratic Leader Attacked Sheldon Adelson
Ordinarily, an attack by the political hack of one party about a mega-contributor to another party would not merit attention or comment. But what made Harris’s vitriol most unfortunate was that it was one Jew deriding the two foremost private supporters of Jewish identity and the State of Israel in the entire world.
Boteach Invites Opponent to Sabbath Dinner
Every Friday night at our Sabbath table my wife and I host all kinds of people. We love having guests and it would be my honor for us to host you and your family either this coming Friday night or whenever it may suit you. Over the years we’ve hosted thousands of people. Many have been Democratic politicians like yourself - from Governor Jon Corzine, to Mayors Michael Wildes, Frank Huttle, and Cory Booker.
Peter Beinart’s Attack on Me and Cory Booker
Noone, least of all me, wants to see any Arab child suffer, God forbid.
