The Radical Fringe That Is Ben Gvir
Ben Gvir Visiting Har HaBasyis last year on Tisha B'Av (TOI)Ben Gvir has a point. It is absurd for the Israeli government to forbid Jews from praying at their holiest site, the Temple Mount (Har...
View ArticleYes. We have Arrived. But Arrived to What?
Bachelorette contestant Jeremy SimonPersonal freedom, which is one of the cornerstones of our great democracy presents us with one of our greatest challenges as a people. It is a challenge that...
View ArticleThe Anti Israel Influences on Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris and her Pastor, Rev Amos BrownKamala Harris has a Jewish problem. One that is camouflaged by her marriage to Doug Emhoff who is Jewish by birth and not much else. More...
View ArticleA Ceasefire and a 2 State Solution
Hatem Abudayyeh addressing the media yesterday in Chicago (JTA)No one wants a ceasefire more than I do. I am tired of seeing Jewish blood being spilled in battle. I’m tired of the permanent injuries...
View ArticleThe Teflon Prime Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Haaretz)Who’d a thunk it. Certainly not the vast number of people that absolutely despise him and think he is the worst thing that happened to Israel since...
View ArticleCharedi Activists and Philanthropists in America
Charedi protests against the draft begin (TOI)I was once again appalled reading over the weekend about the sheer gall of so many wealthy activists in the Charedi world, (right here in America) -...
View ArticleJewish Settlers
West Bank settler. Shaul Yudelman (screenshot) No one has to convince me that Palestinians have never accepted our presence in ‘their’ land. Meaning Palestine - all of what is now called Israel. I...
View ArticleMentchlichkeit Versus Policy
Kamala Harris delivering her acceptance speech last night (NBC)There is no question about it. If the election was based solely on Mentchlichkeit, voting for Kamala Harris would be a no brainer. There...
View ArticleHave We Lost Our Minds?
The polarization taking place in the world right now is something I never in my wildest dreams thought would ever happen. But it has happened. Both in the religious and political world. And it is...
View ArticleAnalysis of An Anti Charedi Secular Jew
Chabad reaching out to secular IDF soldiers (COLLIVE)First let me concede that I am not there. I do not live in Israel and have no way of interacting with the kind of people that made the following...
View ArticleThe Never Ending War
Hersh Goldberg-Polin - one of the over 100 hostages still in Hamas captivityI don’t know what victory is supposed to look like. But I’m beginning to wonder if Israel’s goal of complete victory over...
View ArticleThe Left's Influence on Democratic Support for Israel
Jewish Pro-Palestinian Notre Dame Professor, Ashley Bohrer If there is any doubt about which direction the Democratic party is going with respect to support for Israel, the following should put that to...
View ArticleWhy School Choice is So Important
Randi Weingarten (R) and her wife, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum (TOI)I don’t know how many times I have discussed my views about gay people. Surely far too many times to count. But let me repeat, for those...
View ArticleBuilding a Shul on Har HaBayis
Rabbi Yisrael Ariel (Arutz Sheva)A lot of people think I am a Charedi basher. This is not the first time I have mentioned this and it probably won’t be the last. I understand why some people might...
View ArticleFinishing Off Hamas - And Dealing with Iran
Six hostages recently killed by Hamas (ABC)Six. that is how many hostages were deliberately killed in a tunnel in Rafah by the savages that Palestinians worship as their leader, Hamas. Hersh...
View ArticleThe Absurdity of Vilifying Democrats
Vice President Kamala HarrisHe has a point. In fact I essentially agree with him. And have expressed similar sentiments myself. Mishpacha Magazine featured a very thoughtful op-ed by OU Executive Vice...
View ArticleAbout Being Closed Minded
Netanyahu apologizes for the deaths of the 6 hostages (Jerusalem Post)One of the most telling things about those who are furious with how Israel’s prime minister is conducting the war is who they are....
View ArticleThe Tragedy That Is Doug Emhoff
Doug Emhoff (seated in center) during a vigil for the murdered hostages (JTA)I don’t know how many of my people take pride in the fact that the Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, is Jewish. I suppose a...
View ArticleGiving Hamas What They Want for the Hostages
Political Commentator, Douglas MurrayRabbi Yair Hoffman who is recovering from a serious health related issue, sent me the following analysis and asked if I would post it. He added the following:This...
View ArticleThe Truth About Charedim In The IDF
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg and his comrades in the IDF (Jewish Press)One of the most widely respected commentators on the Jewish world - particularly the Orthodox Jewish world is Rabbi Hillel Goldberg....
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