O-WOW Calls to End Prayer at the Wall
“In actuality, there wouldn’t be a Mechitzah (divider) there at all, and I would send all of them to their synagogue. Perhaps I would earmark certain hours for them.”
Author: Yaakov Menken
Obama’s Antipathy Towards Israel
Why would Obama risk angering his friends and provoking his successor, who could do away with much of his legacy?
Jewish students must realize that SJP is about hate — only hate
There is only one metric by which BDS is a success: inciting anti-Semitic hatred on campus. The presence of “anti-Israel” activity virtually guarantees anti-Semitic incidents.
The Silent Majority Has the Last Word
Piling on against Donald Trump did not pay off for the haters. In fact, the press may have galvanized support.
Election Frenzy
Whichever political candidate you support, you should be able to do so without ad hominem attacks and demonization of all who disagree. That kind of level judgment seems to be in short supply in this election.
Pursuing Peace and Straightening the Record
There is no “ultra-Orthodox offensive” — rather, the American liberal movements seek to change Israel to distract our attention from their collapse in America. The response is neither “ultra-” nor even Haredi; it merely seeks to preserve the unity of the Jewish People in the Jewish State.
With Partners Like These…
The American liberal movements are actively fighting the growth of Torah in Israel, threatening rupture, and claim to know Israel’s security needs better than Israelis. By what measure could an Orthodox Rabbi call them Partners?
Love Me… Or Else
The heads of the American Reform and Conservative movements believe that Jewish love for Israel comes with terms and conditions, and that they control the American Jewish heart. They are inflating their importance on both sides of the Atlantic, and placing naked self-interest ahead of the unity of the Jewish People.
Gone to the Gorillas
The world has gone mad over the death of Harambe the gorilla. Had the child been harmed instead, there would be no similar outcry, as we know from similar incidents. What does this tell us about today’s priorities?
Addressing Dishonesty
[UPDATED] There are some writers whom you imagine will disagree in an appropriate and logical fashion, without straw men and without inspiring people to mock words of our greatest teachers. And sometimes you will be disappointed.
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