The SNL joke was a good one. I didn’t find it that funny, but it turns out to have been an excellent joke. Here’s the
If only Vayikra had ended last week. The message of holiness that shapes how we live, how relate to one another, how we care and
Imagine what Aaron must be feeling. On what should have been his finest day, God killed, suddenly, publicly, without warning, his two children. Children who
Vayikra tells of the oscillating flow between tameh and tahor, pure and tainted. Actions and events, some controlled by people, others in God’s hands cast
Yesterday, I was frightened. Weeks and weeks of racist, xenophobic commercials from Yisrael Beiteinu had my blood pressure up, and polls showing Mr. Lieberman getting
Here’s my thesis: The best thing that can happen for peace in the Middle East, today, is a decisive military victory for the IDF in
Ahh, it’s that time of year again. “The time when kings go to war” (actually, that’s the spring, but close enough anyway) Israel pulls out
That’s right folks, we can all eat meat again. So say the good people at Uri L’Tzedek. A few weeks ago, Rubashkin’s retained former federal
First rocks, then bombs, and guns, busses, and exploding cars. Today, a bulldozer. The enemies of peace will kill any way they can. God save
It is here in the Palestinian territories that you see the worst side of Israel . . . Yet it is also here that you
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