Teaching Hafrashat-Challah and Tzenius should not be so different…
When I poll Bais Yaakov graduates about their emotional associations with certain mitzvos, I...
Monthly Archives: July 2014
“The fantasy world of television and movies…have become a simulacrum of the real world”
The fantasy world of television and movies that emanate from a giant screen, TV...
“Liberal cities have not found it self-evident that their massacres should be enshrined in memorials and museums”
iberal cities have not found it self-evident that their massacres should be enshrined in...
“whereas Christianity acknowledges only the religious enemy, Judaism only recognizes the political enemy”
Both Judaism and Christianity teach charity and forgiveness to the personal enemy, as well...
“Not talking about sexuality” can give off the message that Judaism has nothing to offer
Not talking about sexuality, especially when it is so much talked about in movies...
Judaism is not about the Holocaust
So which statistic surprised me? A statistic that, while overlooked by many, says much...
“Gaza could have become a showcase of Arab enlightenment and enterprise”
Gaza could have become a showcase of Arab enlightenment and enterprise after Israel withdrew from the territory in 2005. It could have become a tourism haven and a crucible for learning and arts, science and technology.
Instead, Gaza has become a one-party Islamic dictatorship under Hamas, dedicated to the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel.
Thousands of precious lives have been lost in this macabre display of hatred disguised as piety.
Its not just Israeli Jews that have been targeted for death. Palestinians opposed to Hamas have been massacred to consolidate its power.
Tarek Fatah, “Stop the Jew-hatred and build Palestine”, Toronto Sun (22 July 2014) [Available online at http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/22/stop-the-jew-hatred-and-build-palestine]
“American pop culture leaves little room for mixed feelings, thereby inciting mixed feelings every step of the way”
American pop culture leaves little room for mixed feelings, thereby inciting mixed feelings every...
“If you can’t glean the sense of accomplishment, pride and operational excellence from them describing previous jobs, it’s not going to start when they show up at a new place”
At least three things are required to come up with a plan and accomplish...
“there’s something miraculous about books that stops me from tossing them in the garbage”
hysical books — the creepy retronym for the objects formerly known just as books...