A Beautiful But Flawed Tribute to Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Where's Rachel? (Mishpacha Magazine)I don’t think anyone would question the fact that Rachel Goldberg-Polin is not only the voice – but the face of the hostage families. Her eloquence is matched only...
View ArticleTrump, Harris, and the Polls
A recent poll of American voters found that 65% of them think America is headed in the wrong direction. That is an interesting statistic. One has to wonder, what exactly are the issues that seem to...
View ArticleOf Drafts and Protests
'We (would rather) die and not be drafted' says the sign (VIN)Sometimes doing the right thing is counterproductive to achieving the right goal. The question is, will the following IDF plan end up like...
View ArticleAbout Last Night
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris shake hands at last night's debate (Le Monde)Last night’s debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris yielded no surprises. Trump was his usual bombastic, lying,...
View ArticleIs Hamas Destroyed?
Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar (CNN)First let me say at the outset that I am in no position to second guess the Prime Minister of Israel’s conduct of the war against Hamas. I am of the firm belief that the...
View ArticleWhy Do They Leave?
Zalman Newfield, left, and Naomi Seidman (JTA)As I’ve noted in the past, there are two kinds of Jewish people that truly fascinate me. Those from non observant backgrounds that decide to become...
View ArticleThe Hostages and the War: What Should Israel Do?
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef (VIN)There is an individual who comments frequently on this blog who is an admitted admirer of right wing extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir. (Both he and Ben-Gvir are...
View ArticleWill Israel Disappear Within 2 Years?
Day after day. Alone on a hill. The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still. But nobody wants to know him. They can see that he's just a fool. But the fool on the hill sees the sun going...
View ArticleOctober 7th - a Moment of Truth for a Reform Rabbi
Reform's Hebrew Union College founder, Isaac Mayer WiseOne of the best examples of the road to Hell being paved with good intentions is the Reform Movement. The principle that most guides this movement...
View ArticleSome Good News from Israel
Funeral in Lebanon for Hezbollah terrorists killed yesterday (Fox)I first heard about it from my granddaughter who called from Israel. She wanted to know my reaction to the Hezbollah pager explosions...
View ArticleThe Only Way to Win the Peace is to Win the War
A new phase of the war says Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (TOI)I had to laugh when I heard a former CIA official say that war never solves anything. That diplomacy is what is needed. That...
View ArticleThe Truth About Donald Trump
Trump at the ‘Fighting Antisemitism in America’ eventTo be perfectly clear, my feelings about former President Trump have not changed. Time and again his flaws are on full display for the entire world...
View ArticleIs Bipartisan Support For Israel a Lost Cause?
Senator John Fetterman and President Isaac Herzog on a June visit to IsraelBipartisan support for Israel has always been a goal for Israel. As it should be. If only one party supports Israel, then if...
View ArticleRats, Religious Rights, and Public Health
I was all set to agree with the sentiments expressed in a New York Post article describing a new rule in New York about garbage collection. Which at best seems to be unsympathetic to observant Jews.....
View ArticleThe State of the Charedi World
Israeli Charedi leader, Rav Dov LandauRabbi Natan Slifkin was taken aback by a newsletter he got from Mishpacha Magazine. Which asked its readers to send in descriptions of how they have dealt with the...
View ArticleTrump, Harris, Israel, and the Media
Today Show co-anchor, Savannah GuthrieI do not recall ever feeling so depressed about how Israel is being treated by a mainstream media that is so influential on the American voter - and about the...
View ArticleAchdus? Vilifying Israel During a War
Cognitive dissonance. That is the only way I can explain the attitude of the leaders of the right wing Yeshiva world in Lakewood. They apparently have no clue about what so many of their own people are...
View ArticleCompassion, Lesbian Sex, and Halacha
One of the most difficult things for me to discuss is the LGBTQ issue. Difficult because I understand the pain and suffering that gay and trans people have gone through historically being treated like...
View ArticleA Victory for Netanyahu
Hassan Nasrallah - currently burning in Hell where he belongsIt must be infuriating for the left and assorted other Netanyahu haters to see the kind of successes the IDF has been having in Lebanon...
View ArticleThe Cat is Out of the Media Bag
If there is any headline more indicative of the moral bankruptcy of the mainstream media, it is this one from AP: Charasimatic and Shrewd: A look at one time Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. If that headline...
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