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13 October 2008
The issues
In the upcoming election, we have two very qualified choices for President. John McCain has been a government servant for 26 years, and nobody can deny his heroism in Vietnam. Barack Obama is an inspiring speaker and has many people believing that government can do good for the people of this country and [...]
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17 April 2008
Davening Man Removed from Plane
On Wednesday night, an Orthodox man boarded a United Airlines flight from JFK to San Francisco. Before the flight took off, he went to the back of plane to daven, probably Mincha (Maariv could have waited). The crew asked him to sit for takeoff, but since he was in the middle of the [...]
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11 April 2008
Matzah and the Boston Marathon
Every year on Patriots Day, a Massachusetts holiday celebrating the start of the Revolutionary War in Concord, thousands of people run the Boston Marathon. While not as famous as its New York counterpart, over 25,000 runners take part. It usually falls on Pesach, many times Chol HaMoed, and Jews from all over the [...]
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28 March 2008
Giving Jewishly
In September I started my position as Donor Relations Representative at the Jewish Communal Fund. What is the JCF, you may ask? I certainly did when I first arrived. However, in the six months since I started, I have learned much about the way the Jewish community is funded, how people give, [...]
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27 February 2008
Will they have to forfeit?
The Herzl/Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy from Denver, CO might be in danger of losing a tournament championship game before they ever set foot on the court. In the midst of a championship basketball tournament, if RMHA wins one more game, they can play for the title. However, the championship game takes place next Shabbos, March [...]
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23 January 2008
Trembling
I recently came across a review for the 2001 movie, “Trembling Before G-d.” For those of you who are not familiar with it, the movie tells the story of several previously Orthodox Jews who are homosexual, and details their struggles with being gay and Orthodox. Many times, these people were essentially kicked out of their [...]
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14 January 2008
Israel should NOT be the only issue
I often hear that people vote for a particular candidate over another one is their stance towards Israel. “Oh, he’s great for Israel, he’s got my vote” or “They are terrible towards Israel - no way!” When did the Jewish vote start to focus on a single issue? And has a President’s feelings towards Israel [...]
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3 January 2008
Holocaust survivor to retire from Congress
Rep. Tom Lantos, a 79 year old 14 term Congressman from the San Fransisco area in California, announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer and is going to step down when his term expires next January. Lantos came to the United States from Hungary in 1947, penniless and having escaped from Nazi death [...]
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1 January 2008
The Greatest Jewish Ballplayer Ever
Imagine this - it’s Game One of the World Series. The most dominating left-handed pitcher of the last 50 years is getting ready to take the mound for your team. He just came off of a season pitching over 335 innings (today’s pitchers are lucky to crack 235), struck out 382 batters (200 [...]
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26 October 2007
Baseball on Shabbos
It’s been a dilemma in my household for years now. There is an exciting sporting event on Friday night or Saturday afternoon, and I want to watch it, but shabbos gets in the way. What to do?
Some people might think “shabbos doesn’t get in the way of the sports, sports get in the [...]