All posts by Jonathan Kamens

Sheraton free-overnight-stay promotion excludes observant Jews

September 30, 2009 11 Comments »

Pin It From October 6 to October 9, Sheraton will be giving customers the opportunity to win a free overnight stay at one of 86 recently renovated Sheraton hotels across... Read More »

“Jewish Mother for Obama”: First Video from Orthodox Community to Refute Anti-Obama Rumors

October 7, 2008 4 Comments »

Pin It Janette Hillis-Jaffe, An Orthodox Jewish supporter of Senator Barack Obama who lived in Israel for five years, has released a ground-breaking video (www.JewsObamaIsrael.com) encouraging other Jews who love... Read More »

On Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama

October 6, 2008 8 Comments »

Pin It Simulblogged from http://jews4barack.com/react/?p=21… There are so many things wrong with the attacks leveled against Senator Barack Obama because of his relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and the... Read More »

Agriprocessors: Why my family has stopped buying red meat

September 16, 2008 4 Comments »

Pin It My wife and I have recently made the decision that, at least for the time being, we will no longer buy any Kosher butchered red meat (although we... Read More »

Jewish Unity in the 21st Century

September 11, 2008 8 Comments »

Pin It I grew up the son of a Conservative rabbi in the Twin Cities. The local Orthodox rabbi was not only a member (with my father) of the non-denominational... Read More »

FUD on Israel attacking Iran

August 23, 2008 5 Comments »

Pin It In his weekly opinion column on August 22, M.J. Rosenberg argues that Israel would endanger Jews living outside of Israel by attacking Iran.  Furthermore, he rattles off a... Read More »

Torah Judaism, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage

June 2, 2008 14 Comments »

Pin It The Torah does not like gays. For some Jews, this is not a difficult challenge to overcome. The Torah may have been inspired by God, but it was... Read More »

Harvard University, Women-Only Gyms, and Anti-Religious Bigotry

March 5, 2008 7 Comments »

Pin It Harvard University is in hot water over its decision to schedule women-only hours at one of its gyms to accommodate requests from women Muslim students whose religious beliefs... Read More »

On “School Choice”

February 28, 2008 23 Comments »

Pin It It’s campaign season in the US, and one of the issues that comes up during every campaign is “school choice.” “School choice” is a code word for school... Read More »