Don’t Bash Non-Jews For Defending us
A Fox opinion piece of mine about non-Jewish public figures who have the courage to speak out about anti-Semitism can be read here.
Author: Avi Shafran
Repeal the Right to Guns?
A sampling of recent weeks’ gun news: Pursuant to a tip, authorities found more than 1000 firearms in a home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood (not quite reaching the record of the 1,200...
Hideous Headline
On the first day of Pesach, Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib offered the “Jewish sisters and brothers” among her constituents Passover greetings, accompanied by a graphic that included two fluffy loaves of bread.
Don’t Let The Measles Epidemic Fuel a Jew-Hating One
An article of mine in the Forward about the role of Orthodox anti-vaxxers inthe measles epidemic can be read here
Agudath Israel Statement about Nonsense and Insults at Monsey Gathering
Countless rabbinical figures and leaders, including leading rabbis in the Agudath Israel movement and doctors serving these communities, have repeatedly encouraged vaccination in the strongest possible terms. A recent gathering in Monsey, New York,...
Bad Times, Good Times
The third one, at least for me, did the trick. The third New York Times apology, that is. The venerated publication, as most readers know by now, not long ago published an overtly anti-Semitic...
Moment of Silence in Schools Doesn’t Need to be Meaningless
An essay I wrote for Fox News about “moments of silence” in public schools can be read here.
Make The Kosel Plaza Great Again
An open letter to Anat Hoffman Dear Ms. Hoffman, Many years ago, we shared a stage for a panel discussion about Israel and Judaism. But you are a well-known public figure and have appeared...
Orthodox Jews on the Upswing
A piece I wrote about the growth of the Orthodox community in Israel and the U.S. appeared at Fox today. It can be read here. Have a wonderful Yomtov!
All The Days of Your Life
I often feel terribly pampered. Especially when I think of my parents’ generation. At the age when my father, z”l, and several others from the Novardok Yeshiva in Vilna were captured for being Polish...
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