Opinions are gratuitously offered causing tempers to flare as to whether or not this country should open its doors to Syrian immigrants. Such behavior on our parts is to be expected. After all, this is what makes this country the great democracy we know it to be. I would sincerely hope that each person has his or her specific view […]
Quite frankly, I’m disappointed at Israel. Being up in arms over a decision by the European Union to require special labeling of Israeli products produced on land that Israel acquired in the 1967 War is no reason for either anger or alarm on the part of the Jewish state. Doesn’t Israel realize that Europeans are just being…Europeans. For a country […]
When it comes to contemporary rabbis, Shlomo Riskin is nothing short of remarkable. Aside from being a spellbinding orator, Rabbi Riskin changed the landscape of Jewish Manhattan. Fifty-two years ago, a fledgling Conservative synagogue went begging for a rabbi, but to no avail. Unable to attract any graduate from the Conservative movement, the lay leadership of that congregation turned to […]
No different than train wrecks, plane crashes and car accidents, ships sink. In each of these mishaps lives are lost. Sometimes the crew and passengers meet violent deaths. Next Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter that went down in Lake Superior. Most, if not all, who read these lines have likely heard […]
