With Bernie Sanders’ most recent gaffe that Israel killed “over 10,000 innocent people,” and accusing it of “disproportionate” killing in Gaza during the 2014 Protective Edge campaign, the prospect of a first Jewish president is clearly far less appealing to Israel than…
The latest terror attacks prove President Trump is on top of things. But if he wants to make America great again, he’ll have to implement the next stage of America First—unite the “United States.” Despite controversy over whether President Donald…
From rulers of Egypt we became its slaves because we didn’t want to be Jews—united above hatred. The story of the liberation of the Hebrews from enslavement has captured the imagination of billions of people throughout history. The Exodus has…
Pharaoh selfishly enslaved the Hebrews; Moses selflessly freed them. The “king” of egoism still enslaves our hearts. To free ourselves from bondage we must free ourselves hating one another. To most of us, the story of our exodus from Egypt…
Money laundering and tax evasion are nothing new in the world of big business, world leaders, and the rich and powerful. The Panama Papers story is the biggest data leak in history, exposing 11.5 million (!) documents belonging to the Mossack Fonseca…
If there is any hatred more enigmatic than antisemitism, it is Jewish antisemitism. Our self-hatred is a sinister, undying fountain, but it will not dry out until we find its trigger and defuse it. History is replete with examples of…
This year, as we sit around the table during the Seder and talk about freedom, let’s talk about freedom from hatred. The deeper we go into 2017, the more chaotic the world appears. Today, the only thing most people can…
Each Passover, we focus our attention on the historic struggle between Moses and Pharaoh, and the enslavement of the Hebrews. Yet, the story of our people in Egypt is more than a collective memory; it is an accurate depiction of…
Next week we will celebrate the liberation of our people from slavery to freedom as we sit around the Seder table on Passover night. On this holiday, we tend to focus our attention on the struggle between Moses and Pharaoh,…
If there is any hatred more enigmatic than antisemitism, it is Jewish antisemitism. Our self-hatred is a sinister, undying fountain, but it will not dry out until we find its trigger and defuse it. History is replete with examples of…
For decades, we have been told that if we only had that coolest, newest car/phone/pair of shoes/you-name-it, we would be happy. But as soon as we get that newest thing that was guaranteed to make us happy, we are told…
Jews-turned-anti-Semites reject not only their heritage, but primarily their task to bring the method of connection for the entire world. After a prolonged silence regarding the JCCs bomb threats, the FBI released the stunning news that the majority of threats…