How Modern Technology Has Transformed Evil
Evil has always been a term that is very hard to define, and yet, in most cases, we know it when we see it. Being diabolical, cruel, heartless, and mean encompass aspects of evil...
Israeli Election Analysis at the Seder Table
As the Passover holiday came upon us, we tried to put aside politics for a family celebration. There were two children, plus spouses, and six grandchildren at our Seder. Unsurprisingly, the talk was more...
Proud of the U.S. and local response to migrant children
I’m so proud of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Cabinet Secretaries Alejandro Mayorkas and Xavier Becerra, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, our city’s Mayor Todd Gloria, the folks at Jewish Family...
Passover seder’s takeaways speak to the woke divide
This Saturday night in the midst of the loosening COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of America’s cancel culture pandemic, Jewish families will celebrate the Passover seder.
Veterans of seders past anticipate the drinking four cups...
No Shortage of Ill-Informed Israel Bashers
American Jews cannot avoid hearing from grossly ill-informed Israel-bashers, most notably those who masquerade as being loftier than thou. Four items in recent weeks stand out.
Among those who distorted Israel’s role in the Covid-19...
Let Israelis overseas vote
Hordes of Israelis showed up at voting stations across the country on Tuesday to determine the future of the state. Yet the number of people who voted could have and should have been far...
Israel still can’t make up its mind about Netanyahu
When the first exit polls were published, it seemed as if the long stalemate had been ended. Within a couple of hours, however, the polls had been revised, and by the end of a...
In fourth consecutive campaign, Netanyahu secures largest-ever electoral lead
The fourth attempt in two years to unseat embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have failed once again, with Netanyahu securing his largest-ever electoral victory over his rivals. Exit polls show Netanyahu’s...
A Passover massacre, a terror war and the lies they told
The International Criminal Court recently made headlines when it ruled that Palestine is a State Party to the Rome Statute, extending the court’s jurisdiction to the territories “occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza...
The people’s choice
Waking up on election day is always exciting. The site of ballot boxes carrying the state emblem reminds me of days long ago, when we were not allowed to wave the Israeli flag.
I was...