Shmuley Boteach
ARTICLES BY: Shmuley Boteach
Why Bibi is Not Intimidated by Obama
I'm sure Jeffrey Goldberg got it right. Whatever the reason the President leaked his unhappiness with Bibi to Goldberg just a few days before the...
Does Anyone Give a Damn About Syria?
It's hard to believe that every day the news reports have Syrians dying like flies and no one seems to give much of...
Religion’s Most Repellent Idea
The most dangerous and offensive of all religious ideas is that innocent people suffer because of their sins. This notion, so easily abused, makes...
Love and Lust in Relationships
Several times a week I counsel couples in crisis. Underlying all their problems is the loss of desire. They love each other, but they no...
Bill Clinton as Father of the Year: Yes, Inadequate Husbands Can Still Be Great Dads
The news that Bill Clinton was chosen as father of the year by The National Father's Day Council has brought for the scoffers. Really, the...
Hagel’s Homophobia and Biblical Indifference to Israel
A few years ago I was out having dinner with my orthodox, gay, Jewish brother when a religious man walked over to me...
Why Jews are So Bad at PR and How Israel Can Win
The biggest question surrounding the State of Israel is why it is so hated. The conventional wisdom is that the world remains hopelessly anti-Semitic and...
The Dangers of Favoring One Child Over Another
I've always seen the biblical Jacob as characterized by two central yet seemingly contradictory facets. On the one hand he is the patriarch who is...
Matchmaking in Jewish Orthodoxy Needs Huge Fixing
If there is one area of orthodox Jewish life that is truly messed up and needs fixing it's matchmaking. In our communities we eschew the...
In Englewood, Freedom of Worship Denied
You know your city might be out to stop your Synagogue when one of its most powerful officials testifies that its creation might bother the...
Saying America was Punished With Sandy Hook is Blasphemous
Flowers for those who died in the Sandy Hook shootings. Photo: Wikipedia. On CNN last week I was asked by Ashleigh Banfield to respond...
The Sandy Hook Children Belong With Their Parents, Not in Heaven
I know he was trying to be comforting, but President Obama's comments at Sandy Hook about God perpetuates the myth that we humans ought to...
Adam Lanza and the Deadly American Male
Nobody knows why Adam Lanza shot 20 small children multiple times. How a human being becomes a monster is something complex. The consensus is that...
Sandy Hook Massacre: Learning to Value The Lives of Children
When I became an uncle at 14 I bought all the kids in my Yeshiva a bar of ice cream to celebrate. The feeling was...
