Courtroom of the Mind
“Cleave ever to the sunnier side of doubt.”—Alfred, Lord Tennyson If everything in the world has a purpose, R’ Chaim Ozer Grodzinksy once...
An Earned Inheritance
I would rather make my name than inherit it.—William Makepeace Thackeray Imagine how George H.W. Bush would have felt. Upon learning that...
Goooooals!
The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score. -- Bill Copeland The...
Minority Rules
It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men....
Mother Nurture
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. -- Mark Twain The first Jewish U.S. President calls his mother...
No More Teachers' Ugly Looks
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. -- Carl W. Buechner I’m a traditionalist. You might...
Open Orthodoxy and the Destruction of the Third Temple
In a series of articles, one “Rav Shmuly” Yanklowitz recently made the case against the rebuilding of the Third Bais HaMikdash. First, he...
Bad For The Kidneys--And The Soul
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. -- Calvin Coolidge A rabbi was being honored...
Praying for Blue Lives
A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. -- Bill Vaughan Having recently completed...
#JerusalemUnderSiege
The fast of Asara B’Teves may be the shortest in the Northern Hemisphere, but it is unique in other ways too. It is the only fast day...
