Simon Jacobson
ARTICLES BY: Simon Jacobson
A Trembling World Waiting to Be Reborn
As the sun sets before Rosh Hashana, the universe goes into a comatose state. A slumber descends on all existence, everything comes to a...
9/11: 13 Years Later, What Will It Take for Us to Grow Up?
Va'yigdelu Ha'neorim -- the boys grew up -- Genesis (Toldot) 25:27 Thirteen years is a milestone. At that bar-mitzvah age one attains a level of maturity...
Innocence and Blood
Just as the terrible news arrived about the ISIS beheading of another American journalist -- this time one of the "tribe," a Jew by the...
An Open Letter to the Muslim World: What Would Your Grandfather Say?
Dear cousin, As relatives that go back thousands of years to our shared grandfather Abraham, let me get straight to the point. You are all believers...
A Miracle in Our Times?
As I am landing in New York on my return flight from Israel - sadly, I should add; I really would have liked to remain...
Beheadings and Clarity
Behold, I place before you today a blessing and a curse... These are the laws you must carefully keep in the land that...
Responding to Sandy Hook: Is Our World Safe for Children?
So much grief has been poured out in the last week over the six and seven year olds who were gunned down by Adam Lanza...
The Root of Arab Rage: The Case Against a Palestinian State
With a so-called "cease-fire" between Israel and Hamas, one need not be a skeptic to wonder what this "cease-fire" actually means, and who it applies...
Hurricane Sandy: Act of God?
Editor's note: Simon Jacobson's article, The Deeper Message of Hurricane Sandy, has provoked many responses, including some concerned with the religious perspective on the...
The Deeper Message of Hurricane Sandy
While prudence and caution are in order for protection from any potential damage at the hands of Hurricane Sandy, let us not forget that everything...
Attack in Bulgaria
What Israel Can Do For You and What You Can Do For Israel We ask not what will be? But what can we do about...
Emor: How to Speak – The Secret to Influencing Others
To Rebuke or to Ignore? To Fight or to Accept? When witnessing a transgression our first inclination may be to rebuke the transgressor, and chastise...
Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Summary People often talk about miracles. There are firm believers that miracles happen in our lives, and firm skeptics and non-believers. But before we discuss...
An Open Letter to a Concealed G-d
Dear G-d, It's been a while. How are You? Though You didn't ask, let me share with You how we are. Bluntly put: We're not doing so...
