Posts Tagged: Jeremy Rosen Algemeiner
The Power – and Curse – of Charisma
It just never seems to end. The press publicizes yet another case of a rabbi and teacher guilty of abusing his position in a sexual...
“ŽKosher Lust: Love is Not the Answer (REVIEW)
Kosher Lust, by Shmuley Boteach (Gefen Publishing House, 2014). You really do want to find something positive to say about Shmuley Boteach. He is a phenomenon;...
Passover, Anti-Semitism, and Rising Above Hate
In 419 BCE, the Persian king Darius issued a decree concerning the Jewish garrison at Elephantine on the Nile Delta (near the cataracts of what...
Racism and ’12 Years a Slave’
The film that won Best Picture at the Oscars this year, 12 Years a Slave, is a movie about a free black man living in New...
Who’s Afraid of Putin?
As I watched the Sochi Winter Olympics, I thought of how Putin's long shadow was cast, malevolently, over the construction, the management, and the security...
What is and Isn’t Wrong With Prayer
The way most of us pray today is very different to the way it was originally intended. What goes on in most Jewish "houses of...
The Truth About Kosher Meat and Science
For years there have been artificial substitutes for meat, most often soy based. Some have been edible, especially when mixed with other foodstuffs. But none...
The Danger of Giving Religious Leaders Power in Iran (and Israel)
I have recently read "The Shah" by Abbas Milani, and certain significant parallels strike me as very relevant today. As a senior army officer, Reza Shah...
Judaism and Death
I have just had to try to comfort a family devastated by the loss of middle-aged siblings, barely months apart, after long debilitating illnesses and...
Being Sensitive to Religion and Race Should Not Prevent Asking Questions
I was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art the other day, standing in front of a painting by an artist I much admire, Giovanni Battista...
Not My Bible
I am not amongst those who consider it a religious crime to live outside Israel. After all, since the days of the...
