The mutation of anti-Semitism
Within living memory of the Holocaust, after which the world said it would never happen again, antisemitism has returned.
But what is antisemitism and why should its return be cause for grave concern, not only...
The Simpsons Lead Us in Counting the (H)Omer
Shaky blue clouds streak over a pastel blue sky. Wobbly yellow letters appear. Why, it’s the opening moments of The Simpsons! And that’s Bart writing on the school blackboard! But then things get weird....
Holocaust survivor: Sean Spicer is ignorant, not anti-Semitic
Amid the uproar sparked by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s comments Tuesday denying the Nazi regime’s use of chemical weapons during World War II, some opponents of the Trump administration predictably accused Spicer,...
“Welcome to Europe’s 4 capitals of anti-Semitism”
If I wrote from the point of view of my personal interest as a non Jew, I would tell Europe’s Jews: stay here, on our side, because your departure would bring irreparable harm. If...
Reflections: Jews, Muslims come together in U.S.
For over five decades, American Jews and American Christians have enjoyed a new era of interreligious relations. This is especially true for the Jewish-Roman Catholic relationship, created by one of the most extraordinary documents...
Why do people think Jews are so successful?
Growing up as a Jew in North Manchester in the 1990s, I was made aware of the stereotype that all Jews were rich (which was surprising to me as my family certainly weren’t).
A routine...
Trump And Evil
In previous writings, this column has concerned itself with the relationship between evil and the human living environment in which it is found. It is one of the fundamental ideas of this column that...
Spicer’s Holocaust Insult Just Trump’s Latest Jab At Jews
Earlier this week, Jews throughout the world gathered around dining room tables with family and friends to celebrate Passover. At the Seder meal, participants are made to feel they were slaves in Egypt by...
Unrwa Bluff
In February 2011, producers of the Center For Near East Policy Research’s short film, “FOR THE SAKE OF NAKB”A, http://tinyurl.com/mnke23r, which exposed UNRWA incitement the UNRWA school system in the Palestinian Authority, presented that movie for...
Parents and children already love the ‘The Hogwarts Haggadah’
Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg hopes you’ll use his latest novel to teach your child about Passover.
The book? “The Hogwarts Haggadah,” a guide to the upcoming Jewish holiday that uses character studies of Harry Potter to...