Shmuley Boteach
ARTICLES BY: Shmuley Boteach
President Obama Must Finally Stand Up and Lead on Syria
(Editor's note: This article was written before President Obama's prime time address on the topic of Syria on Tuesday night.) I don't know what President...
The Extremists Among Us: A Prayer for the Jewish New Year
I was in South Africa, celebrating the Rabbinic ordination of our eldest son, Mendy, when a journalist contacted me from the States asking me to...
Syria: Forgetting Lessons of the Holocaust
As a past critic of President Obama's passivity in the face of Syrian slaughter, I was immensely impressed with the President's forcefulness in holding Bashar...
Humans Have the Potential to Scale Mountains
It is midnight. It is cold. We are headed north. And up... A full moon lights the night. Covered by countless layers of Gore-Tex and fleece, we...
Why They Hate Israel and America
Boy, do they hate America. I'm on a flight in Tanzania, having just left Rwanda, when I meet a very fine Pakistani family going on safari. We...
Pangs of Conscience in the Plains of Serengeti
Readers of my column are aware that I returned to Africa to further my understanding of the Rwandan genocide and highlight the slaughter, so that...
Netanyahu and Kagame: Fulfilling the Promise of ‘Never Again’
Having sat with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in the same week, there is an immediate symmetry one sees...
‘Never Again’ in Rwanda
Rwanda might not be everyone's idea of a family trip, but it's one of my favorite places in the world. And after visiting last year...
A Week in Israel With Dr. Oz
Everything over the past week was memorable and magical as Dr. Mehmet Oz, America's foremost daytime TV host and the world's most famous doctor, toured...
Talking with Dr. Oz About Israel, Turkey, Islam, and Lust
I'm sitting on the plane to Israel with Dr. Mehmet Oz, his wife Lisa, his kids, my wife Debbie, and three of our nine children....
Sheldon Adelson at 80
This past Friday marked the 80th birthday on the Jewish calendar of philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. There is something unique about Sheldon that is rare in people of...
Samantha Power: An Honest Diplomat Who Can Change the UN
It only took Samantha Power just a few minutes to win over her critics in the pro-Israel community and refute other challenges to her appointment...
Politicians and Repentance
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has announced ambitions to run for New York City Comptroller more than five years after resigning from office over...
Ron Dermer and the New Archetype of Jewish Ambassador
Right after my twenty-second birthday I was sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Oxford University to serve as Rabbi to the students. It was a...
