Posts Tagged: Boteach
Should Europe’s Jews Give Up and Move to Israel?
On Sunday, the Guardian reported the depressing fact that “almost half of British Jews avoid showing visible signs of their Judaism in public, such as a Star...
It Was Wrong for Jewish Leaders to Attend Reckless Hanukkah Parties
In a recent op-ed, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach expressed surprise at the level of outrage directed at him over his appearance at the White House Hanukkah...
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...
AIPAC Rewards Cory Booker for Abandoning Israel
In the fall of 2008, I traveled with Senator Cory Booker to Chicago and presented him to the prestigious AIPAC summit. He then delivered a...
Visiting Auschwitz
Though I’ve been to Auschwitz countless times, it never grows easy or comfortable. But I keep returning, because I’m sure that the six million want...
Booker’s Condemnation of Jersey City Shooting Not Strong Enough
Armed to the teeth, two domestic terrorists stormed a Kosher supermarket in Jersey City last Tuesday, cutting down two openly-identifying Hasidic Jews, Moshe Deutsch, 24,...
This Code Pink Leader Is a Shameless Liar
Last week, my organization, the World Values Network, hosted a discussion with Yair Netanyahu, son of the Israeli prime minister, and one of Israel’s best-known...
Adolf Hitler — Comedy Superstar
It can be a heady thing -- murdering six million Jews and then becoming a comedy sensation. But Hitler has done it. With tensions surging between...
A Lawsuit Over Ilhan Omar’s Photograph Won’t Silence Me
To Ilhan Omar’s photographer: I first heard of you when one of our staff members told me that someone had called looking for the person he...
New Zealand’s Anti-Muslim Terror Abomination
If murdering innocent men, women, and children in a house of worship is not evil, then the word has no meaning. The white supremacist abomination...
The Story of Yechiel Eckstein: How Christians Went From Enemies to Friends
Many good people work to strengthen the Jewish people and the State of Israel. But few did more than my friend Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, who...
Why Celebrities Don’t Defend Israel
During a recent TV interview in Israel, I said that my organization holds celebrities who attack Israel accountable. One of the examples I gave was...
Hampton Kosher Hot Dogs at Qatar’s Bloody World Cup
The day after Christmas, Bloomberg News published an article titled, “New York Hot Dog Rabbi to Make Qatar Kosher for World Cup.” Weird. A few questions immediately presented...
Israel Will Lose if Only Republicans or Democrats Can Claim to Be ‘Pro-Israel’
Many in the pro-Israel community are concerned about what might be in the Trump administration's upcoming peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. Will it...
