Why I’m Not Bullish on Fearless Girl
For two decades, I’ve passed “Charging Bull,” the iconic bronze statue that stands near Wall Street, twice every workday when I walk from the Staten Island Ferry to my office in Manhattan. Now I...
Why Is This Shiur Different From All Others?
Actually, it probably isn’t. But if you want to listen anyway, my annual Pesach machshavah shiur is now up and running. About an hour and ten minutes of generally deeper material, citing from Torah...
Callousness or Conscientiousness?
The most incriminatory and unarguable allegation leveled by some Senate Judiciary Committee panelists against Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch was, apparently, that he isn’t Merrick Garland. Guilty as charged. Mr. Garland, of course,...
Annual Pesach Shiur for Women
Women of all varieties are invited – even those with faces! – to my annual Pesach shiur, Monday April 3rd at noon at 1399 S Roxbury Dr, third floor. No change, and plenty of...
Unfair Play
In the current polarized political atmosphere, where “team” mentality – “our guys are great, yours are bums” – seems to be the default state of mind, and where objective, thoughtful fairness is the rarest...
The Women’s Empire Strikes Back!
A group of intrepid women is pushing back against a problematic practice in our community. We should all try to help them out. There are twelve gates in Heaven, to accommodate the different forms...
Riveting Personal Recollection of Auschwitz “Selection” – A Must-See
Please see this new video (and read the accompanying important article) of Rabbi Nissan Mangel’s detailed portrayal of the “Selection” protocol upon his arrival at Auschwitz as a 10-year old boy. Every Jew should...
MItzvos and “Making It”
In aveilus, I do not listen to music these days. But there is ambient music in many places that can’t be avoided, so I try at least not to enjoy it. Which doesn’t usually...
Introducing Coalition for Jewish Values – A Much-Needed Breath of Fresh Air
The voices of those purporting to speak for Judaism and Jews often take positions that embody the antithesis of authentic Torah values. It is immensely frustrating, does a disservice to the divine mandate that...
The Philo-Semitic President
Anti-Semitism is far too serious a matter to be used as a partisan political weapon. Objectively, this administration is shaping up to be the most philo-Semitic since George Washington wrote his letter to the Jews of Newport.