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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The Judgment of Rosh Hashanah — Individual or Communal?

The task of Rosh Hashanah is to crown HaKadosh Baruch Hu as King over us. And there is no king without a nation

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Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Viewing Ourselves Honestly

I find my friend’s self-scrutiny impressive in the extreme

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Jewish Identity and Our Current Turmoil

There appear to be no limits on what the protesters would do to damage their country and their fellow citizens to prevail

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Not Rising to the Bait

In a pluralistic country, no group has the right to dictate that public spaces or facilities operate according to their cultural norms

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

A Time for Taking Stock

The battle raging in Israel is not primarily about the definition of democracy, but rather about demography

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Tuesday, August 08, 2023

The Hunter Scorecard

How many laws did Hunter Biden break?

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Tuesday, August 01, 2023

The End of Youth

I must admit that as reminders of the end of youth go, one’s first heart attack ranks well above a couple of failed efforts on the basketball court.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Judicial Reform for Me, but Not for Thee

The US government has openly entered into the debate over the government’s judicial reform proposals — an internal Israeli matter — to an unprecedented degree

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The Chief Rabbi Hits It Out of the Park — Again

Rabbi Warren Goldstein has now published, as a companion volume to the Shabbos Project, Shabbat, A Day to Create Yourself

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

The Supreme Court’s Big Week

Last week’s decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis struck a major blow for the right of religious Americans to follow their consciences

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Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Go Forth and Argue

America cannot afford to turn its back on longstanding traditions of civil discourse