Posts Tagged: shmuley boteach
New Jersey Rabbi and Congressional Candidate Boteach Talks to Empty Suit In New Ad (VIDEO)
In his bid to represent the 9th district of New Jersey on Capitol Hill, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach released a new ad on Monday, where he...
The Republican Party Has to Show it Has Heart
Attending the GOP Convention got me thinking. Those of you following my race for the United States Congress know that politics is not my first...
A Democratic Chorus of ‘No’ Rejects Mention of Jerusalem in Platform
The shocking video of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa trying to push through Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the Democratic platform highlights the strong reservations that many...
Germany’s Circumcision Police
There was a head-spinning moment in Germany last week: News emerged that a rabbi had been criminally charged for performing his religious duties. Rabbi David...
The Adelsons and Super PACS are a Fair Counter to Incumbency
Last week the Wall St Journal reported that Sheldon and Miriam Adelson gave $500,000 to a Super PAC supporting my campaign for Congress. The report...
Boteach Calls on Pascrell to Denounce “Jew-Hatred” of Arab Fundraiser
After a $500,000 donation to a super PAC supporting New Jersey congressional candidate Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a prominent Arab-American, who has been vocally supportive of...
Opinion: A Response to Senator Lautenberg’s Attack on the Republican Position on Israel
I consider Senator Frank Lautenberg a personal friend and a distinguished Jewish leader. My criticism, therefore, of his furious attack on Republican attitudes toward Obama...
Why a Jewish Democratic Leader Attacked Sheldon Adelson
The most unpleasant people I have encountered in politics are those who put party before principle, partisanship before politeness, tribal political doctrine before common human...
A Fourth of July Reflection: Patriotic Necessity Leads to American Invention
On July 10, 1778, at the height of the Revolutionary War, there was a picnic in Paterson, NJ right by the Paterson Falls. George Washington,...
An Open Letter to Congressman Pascrell on School Choice and Vouchers
Dear Bill, At the Juneteenth celebrations in Englewood, I was speaking to African-American parents who were decrying the state of the public school system in our...
The Syria Speech President Obama Must Give
I believe that the first African-American president has a special responsibility to promote human freedom and the infinite worth of the human person. I believe...
Congressman Pascrell, Repudiate the Gaza 54 Letter
Dear Bill, It was a pleasure speaking to you on the phone last week. I thank you for your time and your friendly manner, and especially...
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...
Fifty Shades of Grey: Lust, the Strongest Force in the Universe
What can explain the Shades of Grey phenomenon? Why are so many women reading a book about sexual submission in an age of feminine liberation?...
