Blogs
Christians at Risk: A Jew’s Concern, Part II*
Here's a recent headline in The Guardian: "Gaza Christians long for days before Hamas cancelled Christmas." As a non-Christian, I'm curious about the reaction. Or when...
Beit Shemesh & The International Media
Following a number of awful incidents carried out by ultra-Orthodox extremists, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the only democracy in the Middle East, opened a cabinet meeting by saying: "Israel is a...
Germany’s First Lights
Every year I spend one night of Chanukah with my grandmother who is eighty-nine years old. Every year it seems that I manage to leave this poor woman in tears. The last time I showed...
Bloomberg Braves Downpour To Light NYC Menorah
Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman guided the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and the President of the Borough of Manhattan, Scott Stringer, and Ariel Properties executive Shimon Shkury as each kindled Chanukah...
Thomas Friedman’s Hezbollah Breakfast? (VIDEO)
The main dining room of New York's Loews Regency hotel located on the corner of...
Reflections of a Shoah Interviewer
In The summer of 1994 I accepted The Shoah Foundation's invitation to join the crew...
Hannukah at a Hockey Rink
The Coyotes vs Panthers hockey game last Tuesday was no ordinary game. Chabad of Florida...
Sderot Residents Celebrate a Rocket-Free Chanukah
It is a rainy day in the working-class city of Sderot, Israel, located less than...
Book Review: Kosher Jesus
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Gefen Publishing House. Once again Shmuley Boteach...
Christians at Risk: A Jew’s Concern, Part II*
Here's a recent headline in The Guardian: "Gaza Christians long for days before Hamas cancelled Christmas." As a non-Christian, I'm curious about the reaction. Or when the...
Beit Shemesh & The International Media
Following a number of awful incidents carried out by ultra-Orthodox extremists, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the only democracy in the Middle East,...
Germany’s First Lights
Every year I spend one night of Chanukah with my grandmother who is eighty-nine years old. Every year it seems that I manage to leave...
Bloomberg Braves Downpour To Light NYC Menorah
Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman guided the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and the President of the Borough of Manhattan, Scott Stringer, and...
Thomas Friedman’s Hezbollah Breakfast? (VIDEO)
The main dining room of New York's Loews Regency hotel located on the corner of 61st Street and Park Avenue is well know as the...
Reflections of a Shoah Interviewer
In The summer of 1994 I accepted The Shoah Foundation's invitation to join the crew of interviewers for a week of work at a Catskill...
Hannukah at a Hockey Rink
The Coyotes vs Panthers hockey game last Tuesday was no ordinary game. Chabad of Florida performed a menorah-lighting ceremony on the ice during the...
Sderot Residents Celebrate a Rocket-Free Chanukah
It is a rainy day in the working-class city of Sderot, Israel, located less than two kilometers away from the Gaza Strip. Against the dreary...
Book Review: Kosher Jesus
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Gefen Publishing House. Once again Shmuley Boteach has ventured bravely into an area that most Jews prefer...
Happy Holidays: Time to Increase Our Operational Security
As anyone in the security field will tell you, with holiday cheer comes a higher risk of terrorist attack. Holidays in general are always...
Chanukah with Theo Bikel
Theo Bikel is a hero and a dear friend. Several years ago we gave him a 'Hoo Ha! (see my piece on Hoo Ha in...
With Lights Aglow, the City Celebrates Chanukah
Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed several hundred leaders of the New York community to the Mayor's annual Hannukah party, this year, 2011/5772, celebrated...
American Jews: Let’s Get Younger!
One of the gravest problems facing American Jewry is a simple one - young American Jews aren't involved in authentic Judaism. Let's put...
Betraying Ben-Gurion
It is ironic that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel's only university bearing the name of the Jewish state's founding father, and established in...
