The sickening hatred of Jews...by Jews
The Daf Yomi Siyum at MetLife stadium in New Jersey had over 90,000 people, with separate seating..America is a democracy. Is Israel? Op-ed.
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Confrontation - is a judicial coup next?
A democracy that can only endure by relying on an undemocratic institution is not a true democracy. It is a farce. Op-ed.
The sun rose today
Life goes on as protesters continue to think they have to destroy democracy and become permanent rulers in order to save democracy. Op-ed.
Biden-vitation Blues
Israel's government is "extreme?" We should all merit being called extreme by Biden, a clear indication that we are on the right path.Op-ed.
A BIG mistake
As the BIG chain holds a gun to its own head, it would be wise to consider whether they want to be merchants or political activists.Op-ed
A simple protest - because, pride lobby, the Torah is not changing
In the Orthodox coddling of LGBT in its ranks, the emperor has no clothes! He is not wearing alternative garb, he is distorting Torah! Op-ed
Six additional knocks
Rabbi Soloveitchik spoke of Israel's creation as a sign that G-d is knocking on our door. Six knocks then, six since..Op-ed.
The Halakhic State
The headline alone must send shivers down some people’s spines.
Neither Jewish nor Democratic
The anarchist left does not want a Jewish state. It is patently clear that they also do not want a democracy. They are murdering it. Op-ed.
Democracy dies in demonstrations
Democracy is not just the right of civil disobedience, that is one right among many and protests should not be able to ride over them.Op-ed.
Pounding the table - or Israel's January 6
These protests are the Israeli elite's attempt to supplant democracy with mobocracy. Spare us the crocodile tears. Op-ed.
I am concerned
I cannot assuage unfounded “concern over the Israeli government.” What I can do is express my concern about US Jewish leadership.Op-ed.
The Torah and Judicial Reform
One difference: The judges do not appoint their successors nor are they given veto power over new nominees as the current Court has. Op-ed.
Death of the Oligarchy
It is the death of the oligarchy, not the democracy, that has brought the likes of Aharon Barak to scream from the rooftops. Op-ed.
Banana Republic?
Israel is basically being told by the US that its new government may not implement the policies on which it was elected. Oh, really? Op-ed.
Is there a middle ground between Never Trumpers and Always Trumpers?
Is there a sane middle between those for whom he can do no wrong and those for whom he can do no right? Op-ed.
Diaspora Blues
They didn’t want Netanyahu. Now that they have him, they want him to govern in the opposite manner from which he pledged to govern. Op-ed.
The Fear-of-Ben-Gvir Phobia
CJV Israel rep. on the election results:The more alienated a person is from Torah, the more they fear the specter of a strong Jew. Op-ed..
For and against our own - the Religious Zionist 'elite'
It is undoubtedly true that one can have more confidence in Smotrich implementing his political vision than Shaked implementing hers. Op-ed.
Elections and the Jewish Character of the Jewish State
Those who feel Israel’s Jewish character would be better promoted by candidates that are neither religious or Zionist - think again! Op-ed.
Torahphobia
Torahphobes do not really take the Torah seriously, or better said, they only take seriously the parts of Torah that appeal to them.Op-ed.
Cult of Personality
Bennett ran through three or four party names. The point was to vote him, as it is for Lapid, Liberman, Gantz, or Aryeh Deri. Op-ed.
I Denounce
I perceive you as desecrating our Torah, our peoplehood, and now our holy places, but we denounce violence against you.
A dose of reality
The Torah is not changing. Homosexual conduct is forbidden, and no parades or bullying will change that. It is a personal issue. Op-ed.
David Friedman: A man of consequence
An ambassador can be a statesman, loyally representing the country that appointed him, benefitting the country in which he serves. Review.
A Society Adrift
Sixty years of values-free public education has produced sixty years of values-free citizens. Op-ed.
Beyond the euphoria of Yom Ha’atzmaut is a country in political chaos
We bask in its astonishing achievements but if a person wanted to destroy the Jewish state, there are several steps that he could take.Op-ed
Amend the Law of Return
What interest of the Jewish people is advanced by pretending that Gentiles are quasi-Jews, “traditional” but not religious? Opinion.
"Never again" again?
After every atrocity, someone intones “never again,” and someone else will intone “never again” after the next. But what about now?Op-ed
Getting off the fence: Is Israel to be a Jewish state or a state of Jews?
Why is it important that Jews survive if we are not going to observe the Torah? What would the world be missing if there were no Jews?Op-ed.
On settler violence
The error lies in seeing the acts of the settlers as crimes to be prosecuted rather than defense of the homeland not done by gov't. Op-ed..
The conversion challenge
The consequences of the conversion reforms, if passed, will be dire and it is not just the split that will occur in the Jewish world. Op-ed.
The scourge of sexual abuse
Sadly, this evil will always exist, but the likelihood of false accusations dwindles when there are multiple, unrelated victims. Op-ed.
A stern rejoinder
MK Elazar Stern's remakrs on the Kotel partition are riddled with misstatements, platitudes, faulty reasoning and sophistries. Op-ed.
Combating assimilation
You can’t cure illness with what spurred the disease, but that's what the anti-assimilation caucus is planning. There is a better way.Op-ed.
Wayward journalists
Journalists want rabbis who are in the House of Study, away from the public, trotted out for ceremonies and with no say on religion..Op-ed.
Israel and the Democrats
Nothing has really changed for the better, despite what Lapid claims, and the real problem should be dawning on every sentient person.Op-ed.
Food fights: The proposed Kashrut reform
To destroy Israel's kashrut system and undermine consumer confidence, it is hard to imagine a better plan than the proposed reforms. Op-ed.
The Sukkah of Peace
Peace between us means we do not insist on unconditional surrender and accept not getting everything we want. The Succah.shows that. Op-ed
The Kotel and the Jews
Not everything every Jew says or does becomes “Jewish” by definition. No Jew or group of Jews can excise parts of Torah or halakhah.Op-ed.
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