I doubt very much that Flesh of my Flesh, an article that appeared in the New York Times Magazine last weekend created a stir among “Black Hats”, especially Satmar. For one thing, the audience it desperately needed to reach does not read “goyish” publications. For another thing, why read, when you will end up asking your Rabbi. And what he […]
I like Michael Douglas. Being the romanticist that I am, I pine for a president who has the stature of the fictitious Andrew Shepard, the role Mr. Douglas played in the 1995 movie the American President. If Michael Douglas were to show up at Tiferet for service, I would consider it an honor if he would accept an invitation to […]
Most of us are familiar with the lyrics of the song Love and Marriage. When it comes to comparisons however, horses and carriages are not limited to dating and mating. Love and marriage is not the only duo that goes together like a horse and carriage. Religion and culture are also inextricably intertwined. Following the most recent outbreak of Islamofascism […]
As prescient as Theodore Herzl was back in 1897 in envisioning a Jewish State within 50 years, (he was one year off in his prediction) the Zionist leader had it all wrong when he foresaw a Jewish homeland as an antidote for anti-Semitism. If anything, Israel has now become the breeding ground for that poisonous disease otherwise known as anti-Semitism […]
Hamas did the right thing. This past Sunday, it reneged on an agreement that would have permitted 37 young war orphans from Gaza, ages 13 through 16 to participate in a carefully scripted and agreed upon visit to Israel. In addition to stopping at a Safari Park near Ramat Gan, the tour would have included a visit to the Arab […]
In a way, the Ice Bucket Challenge that took place last Sunday left me as cold as those who had the freezing water thrown at them. So much so, that I made the conscious decision not to be included in any of the publicity pictures that were taken. For the record, I whole heartedly endorse any gimmickry that will advance […]
There is a story told about a man who was far from blessed when it came to his build and measurements. He was disproportionate in every possible way. When he went to a tailor to have a suit made, the tailor agreed to make him a suit under one condition – that he never tell anyone who his tailor was. […]
