Amusing, And, Then Again, Not So Much
You’d think it was a Purim joke. But, no, “Operation Schtickle Pioneer” is a thing. At least in one person’s mind. Did you know that a Jewish cabal is planning to make “large areas...
Author: Avi Shafran
Surveying Some Surveys
The imbalance itself didn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been observing the political scene in recent years, but the degree to which Democrats’ support for Israel has dropped and Republicans’ has...
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Another column of mine about Yiddish words/phrases can be read at Tabet Magazine, here.
You Know Who Isn’t Abandoning Israel?
An article I wrote for the Forward last week about American Jewry’s current and future relationship with Israel can be read here.
Habeas Corpus for Horses?
Over the years, thanks to some creative, unusual talmidim I was privileged to teach when I was a mesivta Rebbe, I have had an assortment of pets (the animal sort). Each of several Purims,...
Poland Isn’t Denmark
Poland has a point. The country’s legislature passed a controversial bill last week aimed at quashing the use of the phrase “Polish death camps” for Nazi extermination enterprises built and operated by the Third...
Remember the Pueblo
On your next vacation in Pyongyang, be sure to visit the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, formerly known as the USS Pueblo. The Pueblo is the only American vessel being held by a foreign...
Statement of Agudath Israel of America on Polish Holocaust Law
February 2, 2018 Statement of Agudath Israel of America on Polish Holocaust Law The thousands of Polish citizens who courageously hid and aided Jews during the Holocaust are legend, and deserving of...
Two Columns About Yiddish Words
Tablet Magazine recently ran two pieces I wrote about Yiddish words/phrases. They can be read here and here.
Hazards, Hazards Everywhere
My first earthquake was, as you might imagine, unsettling. I was part of a yeshivah in Northern California in the 1970s, and my wife and I spent our first five years of marriage there,...
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