Tweet 4 Shalit
Dear Reader, I want to bring to your attention a grassroots campaign to raise awareness about the plight of Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier cruelly held hostage by Hamas terrorists for more than three...
View ArticleLet's Storm the Town Hall Meeting!
We must let the power-that-is know that we are highly dissatisfied. I ask of you all to go in droves to the local town hall meeting and vent. Scream and rage, beg and demand...
View ArticleWhy Is Sukkot Celebrated in the Autumn?
After filling the storehouses with the summer harvest, a person might feel confident about his financial situation, and forget the Creator who supplied him with all this material wealth.
View ArticleHave We Put 9/11 Behind Us?
On that morning, nearly 3,000 innocents lost their lives, and nearly 300 million lives lost their innocence. Americans lost their sense of security. Suddenly, we all felt so vulnerable.
View ArticleWhat Sort of Fruit Tree was the Tree of Knowledge?
Question: Someone has recently told me that the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge eaten by Adam and Eve was not an apple. Is this correct? Answer: The Talmud Talmud, Berachot 40a. cites three opinions:...
View ArticleWhy Is the Shofar Not Blown on Shabbat?
Is it inconceivable that the Sages would deprive all of Israel of the benefits afforded by one of the greatest mitzvot we have—simply on account of a few ignorant souls who might otherwise err?
View ArticleMy GPS's Identity Crisis
Do I detect a hint of snobbery in the polite lady's automated voice as she patiently informs me that she is "recalculating" (yes, I'm not even good at following spoon-fed instructions)? Perhaps she's...
View ArticleHow Is a High Priest Selected?
Question: When the third Holy Temple is built—may it be soon—how, and by what criteria, will the new high priest be chosen? Answer: Before we discuss the appointment of the high priest with the coming...
View ArticleNobel Prize or Noble Intentions?
This all got me thinking. Does Judaism, a results-oriented way of life, allow for celebrating good intentions? The answer was not long in coming...
View ArticleThe Off-Duty EMT Fiasco
The EMTs told employees at the eatery to call 911 and then left when they were asked to help. The woman was eventually taken to a hospital, where she died a short time later...
View ArticleDoes Torah Disdain Feminine Beauty?
Question: What is the Jewish take on feminine beauty? Is it something to be ignored and neglected? Hidden behind a burka? Response: Not at all. The fact that the Scripture chooses to highlight the...
View ArticleOy! The Shallow Crass Media!
How typical and predictable. Highlight the negative in society, pander to your audience's basest instincts...
View ArticleThe Only Weight Loss Scheme That Works
Don't consume more than you burn. The concept behind healthful eating is actually quite simple. The same applies to our spiritual eating regimen...
View ArticleShould Reid Lead or Cede?
Senator Harry Reid made a racially insensitive remark regarding President Obama. He’s apologized. Some have accepted his apology, some have not. Who is right?
View ArticleSnapple Facts
From the corner of my eye, I noticed the "Snapple Fact" printed beneath the bottle's cap, and for a reason I'm still unsure of, I took a moment to read the following piece of trivia...
View ArticleHow Solid Is The Ground We Stand On? - Musings on the Haitian Earthquake
For many a person of faith, the earthquake triggered a personal spiritual upheaval. A tragedy of such unthinkable proportions raises theological questions. Why does G-d allow such suffering?
View ArticleA Great Day for President Obama
It seems to me that Republican Scott Brown's stunning victory in the Massachusetts special election has the potential to be a positive watershed moment for Mr. Obama's administration.
View Article121 Messages to G‑d - The Political Controversy Surrounding the Haiti Relief...
Countries are up in arms—over what? Over the right to come to the aid of a poor and helpless nation that is of absolutely no strategic interest to anyone!
View ArticleI Have Come to My Garden - Exploring the chassidic discourse that defines our...
Which garden? Who’s coming to the garden? And why is this arrival in the garden such an important message for our generation?
View ArticleA Super Bowl Symposium - Join the Brainstorming Session!
I called together a few people in the office for an impromptu football brainstorming session (a team game calls for a team effort...) Here are the results
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