Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Did you know that Rosh Hashanah, along with Yom Kippur, of course, is one of the oldest continuously celebrated holidays in the world? It got its start in Leviticus: 23:23 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23:24 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in
Continue readingThrough a reader, I just got wind of the shenanigans (or, should I say, the Sheehan-igans) going on at Beyt Tikkun, the ultra Left wing synagogue in Berkeley. It turns out that the special guest at this year’s High Holy Days is going to be none other than Cindy “get
Continue readingI was not raised as a religious Jew, but I’ve still managed to be a bit disdainful of reform Jews. Back in the 1970s, I figured out that almost nothing distinguished reform Judaism from a sing along folk festival, right down to the obligatory long haired guitar player who always
Continue readingHey, everyone. I wanted to let you know that you can stop calling Orkin now about CNN’s “God’s Warriors” series, since Orkin has been helpful, honest and responsive regarding this show. Here’s their representative’s latest missive: Just want to circle back to give the final update from Orkin. We had
Continue readingFor six hours this Sunday I watched my TIVOed copies of Christiane Amanpour’s God’s Warriors specials. Amanpour’s biases clearly showed through, especially when she tried to portray Muslim radicals as some kind of a small fringe group, or when she spoke to fundamentalist Christian leaders in a tone dripping with
Continue readingMany of us on the conservative side bemoan the decline of religion on moral grounds. The Judeo-Christian tradition spells out moral absolutes, so that we don’t have to keep reinventing the wheel to figure out the big “rights” and the big “wrongs.” (David Klinghoffer points out the disaster that happens
Continue readingThe press is full of stories today about Olmert’s deal with Fatah to free hundreds of Palestinians currently in Israeli prisons. During all these maneuverings, no mention is made of the three Israelis held prisoner for over a year — Gilad Shalit, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. The UN is
Continue readingTonight marks the first night of Passover. Richard Baehr forwarded to me a special prayer to include in tonight’s ceremony, and I pass it on to you: A Passover Prayer for Israel’s Missing Soldiers As we gather to celebrate this Festival of Freedom, let us recall those who have their
Continue readingIf you’re curious about the real story behind the Hanukah revolt — and it is a historically verifiable story — Michael Medved has a good rundown about what happened back then, and what lessons can be drawn from it now. Aside from political and social relevance, of course, the Hanukah
Continue readingThis has been a bad week for Jews, and I don’t mean the fact that those peaceful Palestinians, freed by the Israeli withdrawal to run their own country, and smack in the middle of a cease fire, have been shooting Kassam rockets into Israel. Nor am I thinking about Iran’s
Continue readingI’m a hopelessly assimilated, secular Jew with a social and conservative political orientation. I’m not just a dying breed, I’m a theoretically non-existent breed. While I may not really exist, there is a Jewish demographic that looks as if soon, it will not exist at all. The generic liberal American
Continue readingWhat were Jewish voters doing last Tuesday? To hear the MSM tout it, they were returning to the Democratic fold in droves, at least according to one exit poll. However, Richard Baehr rides to the rescue to say, “Not so fast, my fine MSM friends.” It turns out that the
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