The President’s Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism
On December 11, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that codifies the adoption of the International…
Why Are Some People Denying the Reality?
On December 6 President Donald Trump acknowledged something that most Israelis, most pro-Israel groups and many other people…
Whither objective journalism?
At a recent Shabbat lecture at University Synagogue, journalist Joel Kotkin discussed media bias. In his opinion this…
Why anti-Semitism?
As of this writing, 100 anti-Semitic threats had targeted institutions in the U.S. and Canada in 2017. On…
Seeking Security
Since January 20 the most talked-about topic in America is how far we should be going to protect…
Talking Turkey
The election day results shocked some people and mortified others. I learned what was happening while going from…
Jews do their civic duty, no matter what
Ever since that day in 1960 when I watched a handsome, charismatic young senator from Massachusetts win the…
Elul gives us a month to prepare for the coming year
No matter when the Jewish holidays fall, there is always a certain newness about the fall. It is…
Antics take focus off of real election issues
There are a few concepts that seem to have gone out of fashion in the 21st century. Among…