Thirty-seven years ago, practically to the day, President Carter, seeking re-election to this nationās highest office,Ā made the following comment during Presidential Debate #2 with Ronald Reagan: āI asked my daughter Amy (then 13 years old) what the most important issue (confronting the United States) was?” I hadnāt thought about the āAmy questionā for the longest time. Last week, the […]
I have absolutely no idea whatsoever as to how many Holocaust Deniers sully humanity with their ludicrous claim that the Holocaust never existed. I do know, however, that there is one notorious Holocaust denier less, with the recent death of Ernst Zundel. In addition to spreading lies and misinformation, Zundelās āclaim to fameā was that he was deported from Canada […]
Although accurately translated as baseless hatred, Sinat Chinam has been understood as to what lengths one will do to turn against oneās own people. The Talmudic story that serves as the basis for Sinat Chinam explains that Sinat Chinam resulted in the destruction of the second Temple in Jerusalem. American Jewry experienced a most bitter taste of Sinat Chinam toward […]
Last month I read about a program which is essentially Birthright turned on its head. Birthright as many of you may know is the brainchild of Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt. Twenty-two years ago, these two philanthropists came up with the idea of bringing Jewish youth (where at least one parent is a member of the tribe) to Israel. Whether […]
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