Change ‘R Us
Frustrated raconteurs like myself eagerly seize opportunities to tell a treasured story. I am, therefore, much indebted to Shawn Landres for his comments to Toby Katz�s post. They have given me all the excuse...
Author: Yitzchok Adlerstein
Tsunamis, Jeff Jacoby, Anger, and the Ramchal
Is it OK to be angry with G-d for allowing great disasters? It is much better than the alternative, argues Jeff Jacoby. A poll on Beliefnet shows that, of five descriptions of G-d�s possible...
Must the Law Be Consistent?
If I missed your point, Jeff, we are even. You�ve missed mine. [Aside to anyone wondering: We get away with this sparring because in real life, we are good friends, and do this in...
In Loco Parentis Gone Loco
Harumph! You’ve got it all wrong, Jeff. The problem is not the willingness of the State to fill in where parents are derelict. As observant Jews, we should be the last to rail at...
Two Popes and the Holocaust
Perhaps we can�t always determine guilt from a distance. I learned long ago that criticizing other faiths is fraught with danger. We often lack some of the pieces. Despite what I intuit, I am...
Say It Ain’t So, Joe
A Catholic aquaintance just couldn’t believe that L’Osservatore Romano, a Vatican newspaper, could have been so obtuse and mean-spirited as to criticize Israel for offering IDF field hospitals to Sri Lanka. She was right....
‘Tis the Season (Part Two)
A few days ago, I threw out the idea that the adoption of divestment motions by mainline churches is a greater threat to Jewish interests than PETA�s challenge to shechita. The former introduces the...
PETA: Only the OU’s Approach Was Kosher
The only one who got the PETA thing right was Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Weinreb of the OU. I�m glad I finally said it. I�ve been wanting to say it for weeks, and didn�t have...
‘Tis The Season (Part 1 1/2)
I couldn’t resist. My heart just bursts with gratitude. And to think I ever said anything mean about PCUSA head Clifton Kirkpatrick. His letter to President Bush must have been his Christmas gift to...
‘Tis The Season (Part One)
While some of my colleagues on this blog (Yaakov Menken and Jeff Ballabon in particular) continue to hammer away at their keyboards in high dudgeon, they are oblivious to the real devils lurking out...
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