Shmuley Boteach
ARTICLES BY: Shmuley Boteach
Davos and the Hatred of Evil
At Davos, where I attended and spoke last week, there was endless talk of a deal between Israel and the Palestinians. According to Martin Indyk,...
The World’s Finest Fibber: Hassan Rouhani at Davos
I sat in the second row at the speech of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at The World Economic Forum in Davos. Directly in front of...
Cory Booker’s Courage on Iran
President Obama has dropped the hammer on 16 Democratic senators who have joined Robert Menendez (D, NJ) and Mark Kirk, (R, IL), in co-sponsoring new...
Bar Mitzvah in Judea and Samaria
I have led a number of unforgettable Birthright trips. They were inspirational, fun, and historically comprehensive, except for one glaring omission. The young Americans never...
Ariel Sharon’s Failure to Continue the Struggle
The other day a man who had just given up an affair to return to his wife asked me why marriage is such a struggle....
Why Hillel is Failing in the Fight for Israel on Campus
Perhaps it's only fitting that we should end 2013 with the dumbest Jewish debate of the year, namely whether Swarthmore College's Hillel should be allowed...
Sean Penn, My Unlikely Hero
I've enjoyed a great number of Sean Penn's films over the years. Clearly, he's an incredibly talented and versatile actor, a giant among his...
Boteach: I Challenge Roger Waters to a Debate on Israel
Last week I responded to former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters' abhorrent statements comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. My dispute with Waters was picked up...
Obama’s Refusal to Hate Evil
The greatest moral failure of our time is a refusal to hate evil. Hatred of evil implies both the right to make judgments as well...
Mandela and Me
The title to this column is deliberately misleading. There never was a Mandela and me. I never met the great African leader. I never saw...
Will the U.S. Allow Iraq to Steal a Jewish Treasure?
I saw something amazing today. The National Archives of the United States, which houses the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, hosted an exhibition of...
An Oxford Student Courageously Challenges George Galloway
George Galloway, Member of Parliament for Bradford West, is one of the leading Israel haters of our time. In November of last year he branded Zionism "a...
The Spiritual Snake Oil Salesman
Many things may be said of Ayatollah Ali Khameini. That he is the world's foremost terrorist is born out by the simple fact that he is...
Samantha Power and the Iranian ‘Problem From Hell’
No Jewish leader came out more strongly in support of Samantha Power's nomination as Ambassador to the UN than I did, and no one came out...
