A Plan Whose Time Hasn’t Come
Executing my duty as a citizen, I once sat on a jury. It was an edifying experience, leaving me to conclude that the jury system, at least in its current form, is utterly absurd....
A Different Chareidi Perspective From Beit Shemesh
As we promised, here is a different POV on the electoral upset in the Beit Shemesh mayoral race, a rebuttal to the earlier letter. by Yoni Samber My story has some similarities to David...
Post-Pittsburgh: Capital Punishment, and Jews with Guns
Should accused Pittsburgh murderer Robert Bowers be given the death penalty if convicted? Representatives of liberal Jewry have basically responded with a resounding “No”. In a new Washington Post article, two leading Conservative rabbis and...
A Letter from Beit Shemesh
Every 5 years, the residents of a city have the choice to decide in which direction they want the city to head by voting for a mayor and a local political party. What is important to you influences you decision when you go to the polls.
Election Day in Israel: The Pleasant and the Perplexing
Election Day here in Israel is a legal holiday, which might be a good idea. Because people are in a better mood, the tension and charged atmosphere of intense campaigning is dissipated somewhat by...
Recent Times of Israel Articles
Here are links to a few recent articles I posted on the Times of Israel blog, in case they might be of interest: Dr. Friedman, Please Don’t Try to Silence the Rabbis or Anyone...
Kentucky Gentlewoman
“When they go low, we go high” was coined by former first lady Michelle Obama at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She was well acquainted with low-going from her husband’s first campaign for president...
Agudath Israel of America Statement on Pittsburgh Murders
The murder of eleven people during a Shabbos service this morning in a Pittsburgh synagogue is a horrific tragedy and an outrage. Our deepest sympathies go out to the mourning families and friends of...
Notes From the Road
A few brief episodes looking back at a long road trip to different parts of the United States. The trip, which forced my wife and I to miss what people widely agree is the...