Shmuley Boteach
ARTICLES BY: Shmuley Boteach
The Decline and Rebirth of American Democracy
You know American democracy is in trouble when The New York Times is running an op-ed encouraging the United States to embrace a monarchy. Of all the...
When Rabbis Sell Out Jewish Values for Political Access
A number of years ago, I pushed my colleague in Englewood, New Jersey, Rabbi Menachem Genack -- who is national head of the Orthodox Union’s Kosher...
Anthony Weiner: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
This is the sex election. From Trump’s comments about women, to the ghosts of Clinton’s past, the major issues of immigration, terrorism, the economy and...
Destigmatizing Israelis Who Live Outside of Israel
It used to be considered embarrassing to be a yored, an Israeli who leaves the country to live elsewhere. The very name connotes a downfall -- a retreat from the...
Arrogance May Prove to Be the Downfall of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s stumble and near faint at the 9/11 memorial did something that I did not know was possible: it made me pity her. As...
Cory Booker’s Brazen Defense of Iran
Recent media reports have stated that Cory Booker and I reconciled over Iran when we were both in Israel. Let me be clear. My dispute with Cory...
Israelis Seem Blind to the Seriousness of BDS
Last Sabbath morning, I spoke in the Nitzanim Synagogue in Jerusalem, and delivered the sermon. Five days after my daughter’s wedding, I was in high spirits...
Message to My Daughter Under the Chuppah
Below are the words I delivered during my daughter's wedding in Jerusalem: Shterny, these are my last words to you as a single woman as you stand...
A Daughter Weds in Jerusalem
Next week, our daughter Shterny will wed in Jerusalem. It would have been easier, obviously, to have the wedding in the United States. But there...
Hillary’s Deadly Iran Deal
Let’s focus for a moment on two major headlines that appeared on the same day last week. The first claimed that Donald Trump was continuing to feud with Khizr...
It’s Time for the Jews to Proselytize
No matter how you look at the demographic studies, one thing is clear: the number of Jewish people is not increasing; we continue to lose...
The Decline and Fall of Supporters of the Iran Deal
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to speak to Congress and the American people to warn of the danger of Iran’s nuclear program and...
Melania Trump’s Impressive Speech on Decency and Values
Note: I wrote this column immediately after Melania Trump’s impressive speech Monday night at the convention and before the questions about its content were raised. I didn’t know what...
Why Trump and Clinton Should Learn to Say ‘I’m Sorry’
US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently apologized for her highly inappropriate comments about presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Whether she did...
