Posts Tagged: shmuley boteach
New Jersey Race Turns Ugly Over Jews and Israel
The Democratic race between Reps. Steve Rothman and Bill Pascrell in New Jersey has morphed into a battle over religion and political views...
An Open Letter to Congressmen Steve Rothman and Bill Pascrell
Dear Steve and Bill, Many of us have watched in amazement and dismay the increasingly bitter primary battle ensuing between you. You were once close friends...
The Lockerbie Bombing Hall of Shame
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber, is finally roasting in hell after dying peacefully in his bed in Libya, surrounded by family and friends, rather than...
Questions About TIME Magazine’s Parenting Cover Story
Time magazine's cover story about attachment parenting has garnered a great deal of attention. Clearly, the shock value of showing an attractive young mother breast-feeding...
What if Government Recognized Only Civil Unions and Left Marriage to Religion?
Could a governmental retreat from "marriage" finally heal the deep schism that has divided and immobilized this country by an intractable values volley over gay...
The Revolting Lie that Michael Jackson was a Nazi Sympathizer
All a man has in this world is his good name. The book of Ecclesiastes says that a good name is better than fine oil....
Why Does G-d Allow Children to be Born with Mental Disability?
Arriving in LA to serve as scholar-in-residence this past weekend, I picked up the handsome brochure put out by Chabad.org on the weekly Torah reading....
As Millions Starve in North Korea, the West Make Jokes About Their Missiles
Last week I held a press conference at The Korean-American Voter's Council in New Jersey. I shared with them my strong feelings of affinity with...
A Conversation With Trayvon Martin’s Mother
My dear friend Kathryn Milofsky arranged for me to speak with Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and her attorney Benjamin Crump, today just before Passover....
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...
Dr. Phil, Shauli Grossman, Ex-Hassidim, and the True Path to Enlightenment
Writers and pundits of all ideological stripes have weighed in on the controversy surrounding the best-selling "expose" of the Hassidic world by Deborah Feldman and...
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...
An Ungrateful Karzai Calls American Troops Demons
Hamid Karzai recently called the brave and selfless members of the United States military 'demons' who were guilty of perhaps '500' atrocities ...
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 ...
