First the good news! The Holocaust center here in Dallas may very well be the best “ambassador” that our local community has to the outside world. On any given day, there are in all likelihood, hundreds of non-Jews from all color and creed who walk through the doors at 211 North Record Street to learn about man’s inhumanity against man. […]
Forgive me if I come off as being less than enthusiastic. The recent visit of the Pope to the synagogue in Rome leaves me cold. Please don’t misunderstand; it makes no difference to me whether his Holiness pays a visit to a synagogue in Rome, Jerusalem or Munich. But if the Pope truly wishes to reach out to his “elder […]
I attended a Baptist memorial service last Friday. For me, it was a most positive experience — one that I recommend to other rabbis and other Jews, as well. Having listened as objectively as possible to the minister, from a Baptist perspective I cannot help but feel that he is deserving of a big Yasher Koach for doing an excellent […]
Be still my heart. The same New York Times that seems to be unable to differentiate between reporting and vilifying when it comes to Israel, recently ran a story about Arabs in Haifa enjoying freedoms that Arabs anywhere else in the Middle East dare not even dream about? Haifa’s 30,000 Arabs comprise roughly 10 percent of the population. They include […]
