Jewish Perspective

Mistakes and Second Chances

April 28, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It I would like to share a story with you. A few years ago, I worked with a job seeker who made a serious error in judgment. He had... Read More »

It’s Official: Israel Bombed Syrian Nuclear Reactor

April 24, 2008 1 Comment »

Pin It US officials just confirmed what has already been widely reported since it happened in September: that Israel bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor which was being built with help... Read More »

Shutdown Day – “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?”

April 24, 2008 3 Comments »

Pin It WebWorkerDaily wrote a post today, “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?” asking if it would be possible to live one day unplugged from society. As... Read More »

The Limits of Freedom

April 17, 2008 2 Comments »

Pin It At the Seder we ask a myriad of questions. We are fortunate to have answers for most of our questions. One question however, has two seemingly contradictory answers.... Read More »

The Trouble With Antisemitism

April 16, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It The Trouble with AntisemitismUploaded by Jewneric For more information on Rabbi Karsh please visit The Torah Learning Center Read More »

Love and the Book of Leviticus

April 11, 2008 No Comments »

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Knockin’ On Zimmerman’s Door

April 8, 2008 8 Comments »

Pin It While my current employment in Jewish entertainment media has come up in my posts from time to time, I’ve never quite had enough gall to publish one of... Read More »

Combating Anti-Semitism

April 8, 2008 5 Comments »

Pin It I was walking home for shul this Shabbos when a Lexus came to a stop about twenty feet away from me. Two kids, no more than seventeen, sat... Read More »

Statistically Speaking…

April 7, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It Today I met a fascinating man. Well, that’s deceptive. He’s rather nondescript. His job sounds, and probably is, rather boring. He works with numbers, though not financially. He... Read More »

Bedtime Stories

April 7, 2008 1 Comment »

Pin It When we watch the evening news, everything we hear and see will have already happened. The news anchors are telling us stories. We watch because we believe that... Read More »

Re: Kippot At Job Interviews

April 4, 2008 1 Comment »

Pin It I was going to write this as a comment to an earlier post by Lavie Margolin, “I regularly wear a Kippah. Somebody told me not to wear it... Read More »

School Closure Will Rob Many Children of Golden Opportunity

April 3, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It I was recently shocked to hear that the Toronto Jewish community turned its back on a vitally integral organization. In sheer ignorance, the so-called leaders of the Jewish... Read More »

Jewish Orthodox Bronx School Principal on Today Show

April 2, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It What used to be one of the most violent schools in the tri-state area had been quickly transformed into an A+ school by the determined principal, Shimon Waronker,... Read More »

Simple Goodness

March 26, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It Several years ago, a collection of Jews from Chicago got together to deal with hatred run amok. They formed two groups which they ironically named “One Groups.” The... Read More »

Rabbis’ New Role: Wedding Crashers

March 20, 2008 3 Comments »

Pin It While those in the Internet reading community may not be aware, Brooklyn rabbis have recently banned marriage. I went undercover to find the story, and I now present... Read More »

The Age of Apathy.

March 19, 2008 4 Comments »

Pin It On Tuesday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke in front of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament). In the LA Times, the visit is described as “[stirring] traumatic memories.... Read More »

Being a Heretic in MY Bible

March 17, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It Throughout the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken sarcastically about how the mere act of thinking is considered by some to be heretical. It doesn’t matter what you... Read More »

Lord, Get Me High?

March 13, 2008 2 Comments »

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Superman Retires, Supermensch Remains

March 12, 2008 2 Comments »

Pin It With the horrific news out of Israel last week and all the commotion of the political campaign, some readers who are not sports fans may not have noticed... Read More »