Posts Tagged: Cory Booker
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...
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...
The Spiritual Education of Cory Booker
Twenty-one years ago a young African-American Rhodes scholar walked into our Jewish student center at the University of Oxford in England. He had a date...
Booker Wins Senate Primary in New Jersey
NBC News - Newark Mayor Cory Booker won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey's special primary election by a landslide Tuesday night, putting him one step closer...
Peter Beinart’s Attack on Me and Cory Booker
Last week Peter Beinart wrote a column on The Daily Beast called "Cory Booker's Rabbis" which surmised that my 20 year friendship with the...
Jewish 100: Cory Booker – Government
Cory Booker Mayor of Newark, NJ Booker's relationship with Judaism began at Oxford when he served as one of the...
The Rabbi and the Rhodes Scholar: How An Accidental Meeting Between Cory Booker and Me Led to Jewish Renewal
Twenty years ago this Monday, corresponding to the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah, a young African-American Rhodes scholar walked into a Chabad Jewish student center in...
Shmuley Boteach Invites Opponent Bill Pascrell to Shabbat Dinner
Dear Congressman Pascrell, Much was made of the nasty primary battle that took place between you and Congressman Steve Rothman. Many believe you prevailed precisely because...
Senator Dick Lugar Departs with a Statesman’s Warning
It's a departing statesman's job to share what he has learned. George Washington famously cautioned Americans to take advantage of a "detached and distant situation"...
Why Chabad and Jewry Urgently Needs an Institute of Jewish Values
Forgive the imperfections contained in this column. I am writing it quickly and late at night in order to respond to Chabad feedback I have...
