LET US BE STUNG BY CRIMES AGAINST THE YOUNG

It’s been well over a month since 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in Chibok, northeast Nigeria. I would think that by now, the vast majority of Americans are familiar with the term Boko Haram (an Islamic terrorist group. The name Boko Haram, means that education, Western education is proscribed). I would also think that the vast majority of American Jews are […]

SUNSHINE LOLLIPOPS BUT NO RAINBOWS

“Sunshine, lollipops, but no rainbows.” That’s what the Talmud implies, when it tells us that throughout the entire life of the great rabbinic sage Shimon bar Yochai (whose yahrzeit coincides with Lag B’Omer and will therefore be observed this Sunday), no rainbow ever appeared in the sky. Rather than see such a rainbow less sky as a punishment, the Talmud […]

Eblast: On a Technicality

ON A TECHNICALITY It happened again! Less than a week ago, it was discovered that yet another prominent Catholic had Jewish roots. Only in this case, the prominent Catholic has been dead for well over a decade. Moreover, referring to him as “prominent” would be akin to referring to Einstein as a scientist. It turns out that Cardinal John O’Connor […]