The reaction to the death of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has revealed a blind spot in tributes that have poured in from the general press, world leaders, and even among rabbis and Jewish leaders. Tutu was clearly a courageous figure who deserves praise for his brave struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. But …
Although we have no idea what 2021 will hold in store for us, just as we greeted 2020 with great anticipation, most of the world is glad to welcome 2021 and say goodbye to 2020, a year filled with so much stress and so many agonizing, disturbing events. At a time when the racial divide …
Part of the Jewish psyche is the willingness throughout our history has been our willingness to challenge the norm, to be willing to go against the grain, to question and thereby uproot prevailing notions. In the latter part of the 19th century a young boy in Germany listened to his science teacher explain that there …
To hear and see Rabbi Weinblatt’s sermon, on YouTube, click here: To read the sermon, see below: Yesterday’s sermon ended with a cliffhanger. (Ok, maybe not quite as dramatic as an episode of Fauda or Ozark, but by rabbinic standards, it was a cliffhanger.) I concluded by saying that the people of ancient Israel did …
In my most recent article to appear in the nationally syndicated JNS.org (Jewish News Service) I raise some questions challenging long-held assumptions by Palestinian apologists, and conclude the article with a paraphrase of a famous John Lennon line. Click here to see the full article. Feel free to share this article on your Facebook page. (August 26, …
We all remember the famous line from Fiddler on the Roof when the rabbi is asked what is the proper blessing for the czar, and he replies, “May God keep the czar… far away from us.” We are privileged to live in a democracy where we Jews need not fear civil authorities, but where we play …
By A Tzadik was Noah A Tzadik? Earlier this year my wife, Symcha and I went on a cruise. Actually we went on two cruises, which is pretty remarkable because prior to this year I had never even been on one. I had always wanted to go, but my wife was reluctant to do so. …
Pittsburgh One Year Later One year ago, a naming was to be celebrated at a bris at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Only the sacred occasion and joyous ritual was interrupted by an intruder and gunfire. In honor of the tragedy in Pittsburgh I want to share with you a poem. I …
Is Winning Really the Only Thing? American sports writer Jeff Pearlman wrote a column earlier this year about how ecstatic he and his wife were that after seven years his son was hanging up his glove, turning in his cleats and retiring from playing baseball – not professional baseball, Little League baseball. Why the elation …
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and the Choices We Make A movie that came out earlier this summer called “Yesterday” was the perfect summer movie – light and not too heavy. Being a die-hard Beatles fan, I saw it and loved it. The premise was that during a worldwide blackout of a few seconds, memory of the …
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