Shmuley Boteach
ARTICLES BY: Shmuley Boteach
America in Crisis
I was born in 1966, so I never witnessed the turmoil of that turbulent decade. But having read countless book on it, and spoken to...
New York Is a Model of Diversity, Tolerance and Justice
2020 will be remembered, among many things, as the year that brought New York to its knees. It began with the quarantines and the lockdowns,...
John Bolton and the Art of Ingratitude
The environment surrounding American politics has become increasingly contaminated over the past few years, with political and media figures off all stripes veering sharply into...
Ignore EU Officials on Annexation
With the release of the Trump peace plan, Israeli communities in the ancient Jewish heartland seemed poised to be absorbed into the modern Jewish state....
The Demonization of Netanyahu Adviser Aaron Klein
For too long in America, we’ve seen people fired, forced to resign, or otherwise de-platformed for nothing more than expressing an unpopular political opinion. With...
The American House Is Burning
I have witnessed things this week that beggar the imagination. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marching through the streets of New York outraged at the...
A Prayer for My Father
This is the eulogy that Rabbi Shmuley Boteach delivered on May 27, 2020, for his father, Yoav Botach, on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem...
I Hate the Coronavirus
I know that loads of people are speaking about the blessings of the coronavirus. They get to catch up on family time, institute regular family...
Coronavirus Dating Demands Everyone Become a Matchmaker
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a vast landscape of loneliness across the world, where so many singles are either quarantining alone or even with parents...
On Anniversary of Hitler’s Death, Remembering His Birth
This week marked the 75th anniversary of the suicide in a German bunker of Adolf Hitler, the most evil man that ever lived. In the summer...
Are the Haredim Coronavirus Villains and as Awful at Sex as Netflix Says?
Read the news and you’ll probably get the impression that Haredim are villains. They refuse to close their synagogues, wedding halls, and large religious gatherings...
The Guardian Calls Trump a Nazi and Jews His Enablers
I have spent the last few weeks doing my utmost to offer hope, faith, and fortitude to my family, my readers, and my followers around...
Quarantining the Body While Liberating the Soul
These are the times that try parents’ souls. How do we keep our spirits up and be a blessing rather than a burden, and uplift rather...
Inspiring American Youth When Coronavirus Demands Altruism
I grew up in Miami but never participated in the spring break ritual, because I was studying in a yeshiva. So no doubt there is...
Report: Commander of Elite Hamas Navy Unit Defects to Israel With Documents From Gaza Terror Group
Florida Congressional Candidate Defends Mel Gibson From Accusations of Antisemitism
Good News for Freedom: Turkish Youth Don’t Believe in Erdogan
Former College Professor Is a Rabid Antisemite — and Must Be Condemned
Peter Beinart’s ‘Peace’ Plan Is Similar to Hamas’