Posts Tagged: Thomas Jefferson
The Evolution of Jewish Sacred Architecture
In a letter to James Madison dated Sept. 20, 1785, written from Paris, Thomas Jefferson expressed his fascination with the urban aesthetics of the French...
Defund Universities That Allow, Ignore Antisemitism, US Senator Says
US Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Tuesday called for defunding colleges and universities that refuse to take significant steps to condemn and combat antisemitism on...
Trump: Confederate Statue Removals ‘Rip Apart’ American History
Donald Trump on Thursday again lamented the removal of Confederate statues from US cities, saying these removals “ripped apart” the country’s history and culture. He then compared...
Assessing Obama’s Mosque Speech on Islam
Wishing to address growing anti-Islamic sentiments among the American public, Barack Obama ventured on February 3 to the Islamic Society of Baltimore (sadly, a mosque...
The Genesis of Justice
There are words that change the world, none more so than two sentences that appear in the first chapter of the Torah: Then God said, "Let...
Reversing the Corrosive Message of Commencements
Twenty three years ago a young Mormon Doctoral student came to our Friday night Sabbath dinner at Oxford with a Jewish friend. Though I had...
Ignore Obama. Change the EU.
Hubris is definitely one of Barack Obama's strong suits. Having broadly retreated in the global war on terror, failed to stem nuclear proliferation and...
Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Chanukah is the only Jewish holiday which commemorates a Land of Israel national liberation struggle, unlike Passover (the Exodus from Egypt), Sukkot/Tabernacles & Shavouot/Pentacost...
Unfaithful Husbands Can Still be Faithful Leaders
Can a man who cheats on his wife be trusted with public business? In the recent Iowa Republican debate, Governor Rick Perry of Texas ...
An Unforgiving Electorate Invites Mediocrity in Public Office
Readers of this column will know that last week my wife and I, thank God, married off our eldest child. What they will not...
Jackie Kennedy’s Perfection and her Labeling Martin Luther King a Phony
The irony of Jackie Kennedy, whose husband won few awards for marital fidelity, calling Martin Luther King, Jr. a phony because of FBI wiretaps showing...
