Posts Tagged: Sheldon Adelson
Adelson Support for the Romneys Continues
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson plans to host Ann and Mitt Romney in Las Vegas, the New York Post's Page Six gossip page reported on Tuesday. Rather...
Rabbi Eric Yoffie Should Stop Harming the Jewish Community
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, who served as president of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012, is a very busy man. Running a denomination...
Adelson, Iran, and Double Standards
Last Tuesday. I organized an event in New York City at Yeshiva University that addressed the two existential threats confronting the Jewish people worldwide: a...
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is one of those courageous souls, prepared to throw stones while living in a glass house. Not content to criticize the Chabad...
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...
Sheldon Adelson Aligned With Obama on Syria
Bloomberg - Lobbying on Syria has inspired coalitions of the unlikely, aligning President Barack Obama withSheldon Adelson, the Republican billionaire who spent about $70 million trying to defeat...
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...
Turkish Dr. Oz to Visit Israel with Rabbi Shmuley Courtesy of Sheldon Adelson
Billed as the "America's Doctor and America's Rabbi Israel tour," Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's non-profit, This World: The Jewish Values Network, on Wednesday announced plans to...
More Taglit Birthright Participants Marry Later and Within the Jewish Faith
JNS.org - A study presented Wednesday during a conference at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that those who participate in Taglit-Birthright Israel trips...
Jodi Rudoren Won’t be ‘Schooled’
When billionaire businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson was honored in Jerusalem recently, with Mayor Nir Barkat declaring him an honorary citizen of the holy city,...
Adelson: From Caricature to Life
In the interests of full disclosure, let me first offer that Sheldon Adelson and members of his family donated to my campaign for Congress when...
Sheldon Adelson’s Personality Shows During His Three-Day Testimony
Politico - Sheldon Adelson's personality was on full display during his three-day testimony in a breach of contract case against his company in a Nevada...
Sheldon Adelson Testifies in Nevada Trial
Politico - Casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson calmly defended his company before a Nevada jury Thursday afternoon, during testimony in a ...
Mitt’s Matchmaker Lisa Spies Looks Back and Ahead (INTERVIEW)
When Mitt Romney set out to woo Jewish voters, he needed access to the top Jewish donors and leaders. But how? Romney got himself a shadchan—Jewish matchmaker—of...
