Beyond Charleston: All lives matter
As moving as it was to see the national reaction of grief, sadness and outrage at the horrific mass killing that occurred at a Black church in Charleston last week, there was something that bothered...
View ArticleWill love win?
“Love wins” was a popular reaction throughout social media last week to the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage.Related Entries October 11, 2015 Arab citizen rams and stabs four Israelis,...
View ArticleWhy are liberals bashing Michael Oren?
After interviewing former ambassador Michael Oren last week at the Museum of Tolerance, and reading countless articles attacking him, I think I’ve figured out why his new book, “Ally,” has struck such...
View ArticleHillary Clinton has the answer to BDS
I’ve been thinking for years about the best way to respond to the threat of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.Related Entries October 11, 2015 Arab citizen rams and...
View ArticleIran: An agreement to empower evil
While everyone will be weighing in on the merits of the Iran nuclear deal, I can tell you one person who probably hates it: Atena Farghadani.Related Entries October 9, 2015 U.S. says it considers...
View ArticleShould American Jews show solidarity with Israel?
For as long as I can remember, American Jews who have opposed Israeli policies have justified it by pointing to a vigorous opposition inside Israel.Related Entries October 9, 2015 U.S. pulls plug on...
View ArticleWhy Trump is soaring
The more outrageous Donald Trump gets in his noisy and obnoxious campaign for the Republican nomination, the more his front-running poll numbers seem to be soaring.Related Entries October 7, 2015...
View ArticleIran deal: See dealer for details
The more I get into the Iran nuclear deal, the more it feels like the television show “Mad Men” — you know, those slick advertising geniuses who seduce you with promises but downplay the fine...
View ArticleWhy do Jews embrace shame?
Maybe by the time you read this, Israeli authorities will have identified a Jewish suspect in the horrible attack in Duma that left a Palestinian toddler dead and other family members severely...
View ArticleWhy Obama should welcome a ‘No’ vote on the Iran deal
I don’t know any proponent of President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal who doesn’t believe the deal can be improved.Related Entries October 9, 2015 U.S. pulls plug on Syria rebel training effort;...
View ArticleIran deal: Anatomy of a rip-off
Why am I opposed to the Iran nuclear deal? Because I hate getting ripped off. I would hate to buy a great-looking car and find out the next day that the brakes don’t work.Related Entries October 9,...
View ArticleIran deal: From rip-off to swindle?
I didn't think the Iran deal could get any worse.Related Entries October 8, 2015 U.S. officials say Russian cruise missiles aimed at Syria crashed in Iran October 7, 2015 The Third Intifada?: Violence...
View ArticleOur fight over Iran: Kishkes vs Sechel
The Jewish community is used to intense internal debates, but our fight over the Iran nuclear deal has taken us to new levels of divisiveness. Why is that?Related Entries October 9, 2015 U.S. pulls...
View ArticleI am not my ideology
I hate the Iran deal, but I am not that hate.Related Entries October 7, 2015 Iran deal, J Street activism prompts Joel Rubin to pursue congressional bid October 2, 2015 Netanyahu and Abbas agree: Blame...
View ArticleBubblehood vs. Peoplehood
The most overused and abused word in the Jewish world must surely be “community.”Related Entries October 8, 2015 Letters to the editor: The Pope; Water crisis; The Laugh Factory and more October 7,...
View ArticleWhat shall live and what shall die?
As I recited the climactic “Who shall live and who shall die” prayer during Rosh Hashanna services this year, it struck me that maybe I should replace the “who” with “what.”Related Entries October 7,...
View ArticleIn the new year, moving forward ... together
A reporter called us one day last month.Related Entries October 9, 2015 U.S. pulls plug on Syria rebel training effort; will focus on weapons supply October 9, 2015 Gunman kills one, wounds three at...
View ArticleThe value of touch
The very root of the holiday is in agriculture, humanity’s most fundamental, tactile, life-giving activity.Related Entries October 8, 2015 In defense of Jewish circumcision October 8, 2015 Letters to...
View ArticleWhy Jews don’t have a pope
I know plenty of Jews who would love to see a pope-like figure tell other Jews what to do.Related Entries October 7, 2015 Reflections on my visit to a ‘minyan’ of L.A. synagogues during Rosh Hashanah...
View ArticleThe power of Jew-hatred
With the most recent violence flaring up in Jerusalem and throughout Israel, I’ve been asking myself what kind of hatred could animate such cold-blooded murder of innocents.Related Entries October 11,...
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