Posts Tagged: Jewish Values
Really, Really Healthy
Vigilance requires a lot of energy. Being alert to the possibility of danger or difficulty can be a full-time job. So can exercising....
Pondering the Limits of Conversation
The Jewish Agency's third Global Jewish Forum is just a stone's throw away on the calendar. I use that expression intentionally. Occurring three times each...
Former Navy SEAL Wins $100,000 Bronfman Prize
Eric Greitens, founder of an organization that reintegrates post-9/11 veterans into society, on Tuesday was named as the winner of the 2012 Charles Bronfman Prize. The...
Jewish Holiday Improvising in Nicaragua
Leaving the comforts and luxuries of home to spend a week in Nicaragua for Spring Break with the American Jewish World Service is an experience...
Are We Free? Passover’s Message of Personal, Political, and Public Liberation
The dream of every politician is to run for office without becoming a politician. The word has too many negative connotations: unbridled ambition, a willingness...
New Jersey’s District 9: A David and Goliath Battle of the Rabbis
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach recently received the Republican party's nomination to run for Congress in New Jersey's 9th district, but it just so happens he's not...
Trayvon Martin and Race: A Sober Assessment
No greater tragedy can befall parents than having to bury a child. This is especially true when the child is killed and a perpetrator gets...
Obsession Over Social Sexual Issues is Destroying America
This week I plan, God willing, to formally announce my candidacy for New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District. This candidacy will be squarely ...
What Are You Teaching Your Children?
There are two ways to raise your children: you either shut them down or you open them up. If you shut them down you raise...
Continued Incitement Over My Kosher Jesus Book
The only reason I have decided to respond once again to Rabbi Wolfe and the legion of hatemongers he now heads, is for...
Occupy Wall Street and the Perversion of Jewish Values
While there has been some confusion as to what exactly they stand for, paraphernalia handed out by 'Occupy Wall Street' activists at Zuccotti Park sums...
Politicians Cannot Save America
This whole week I've digested an endless number of op-eds on the part of writers saying America is going down the sinkhole. We're a downgraded...
Cantor Attends Boteach Launch of National Institute of Jewish Values
Englewood, NJ—Rabbi Shmuley Boteach announced the formation of the National Institute of Jewish Values. The inaugural event was held on Sunday, May 8th at the...
