Posts Tagged: Ten Commandments
What It Really Means to Be the ‘People of the Book’
This week, Jewish communities worldwide will read Parshat Yitro, which recounts one of the most defining moments in Jewish history — God's giving of the Ten...
Repetition Is the Foundation of the Jewish Religion
Zig Ziglar, the 20th-century American author and motivational speaker best remembered for his sharp wit and Southern charm, once noted, “Repetition is the mother of...
Antisemitism in US Superseded by 400-Year-Old Civic Foundations
Contrary to European antisemitism, the recent episodes of antisemitism in the US -- such as hundreds of white supremacists bearing torches and giving the Nazi...
What Is Good?
The core question of any discussion about ethics is: What is “good”? If we humans think we ought to have some standards of behavior and...
GEEOHDEE
It has now become a requirement of Orthodoxy that wherever one writes the word made up of the letters GEE OH DEE in reference to...
Two Types of Religious Encounter
Framing the epic events of this week's sedra (Bible portion) are two objects - the two sets of tablets, the first given before, the...
Peres in Knesset Opening Speech: Israel’s Enemies Should Not be “Mistaken About Our Abilities Both Overt and Covert”
Israeli President Shimon Peres opened the 19th Knesset today with a warning: "I recommend to our enemies not to be mistaken about our abilities both...
Is British Journalism Antisemitic?
On the front page of this week's Jewish Chronicle, tabloid legend Kelvin MacKenzie asks: 'Is British journalism basically antisemitic?' Kelvin, a former editor of The Sun...
An Unforgiving Electorate Invites Mediocrity in Public Office
Readers of this column will know that last week my wife and I, thank God, married off our eldest child. What they will not...
Decline and Fall of British Spirituality
Who is a responsible for the moral rot that has set in Britain? The police are blaming the youth for being hooligans, as...
