Posts Tagged: Boteach
Elie Wiesel and Rwandan President Discuss Genocide and Syria
There were several important news-making items that emerged from the historic discussion on genocide that our organization staged on Sunday September 29, at Cooper Union's...
The Rabbi as a Declining Jewish Profession
A curious thing happened the other day. My son Mendy completed his rabbinic ordination after rigorous studies at an elite Chabad seminary in South Africa, and...
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on Rwanda and Syria (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Known as "America's rabbi," Shmuley Boteach has lived an unconventional life for an Orthodox rabbi—from running for the U.S. Congress, to authoring...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
Boteach’s “Kosher Sex” Most Borrowed Book in Crown Heights Public Library
In new data revealed by the New York Public Library, Shmuley Boteach's bestselling book, "Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy" was listed as...
