The unetaneh tokef prayer on Rosh Hashanah mentions the unpredictable inevitable human condition, as the book of life is opened, to be filled in over the coming days with the judgment of who will come to his timely end, and…
A delegation of nine imams from across the United States recently visited Israel on an interfaith mission organized by the nonprofit Sharaka (meaning “partnership” in Arabic). The imams were led by Dr. Talib Shareef, the head imam of Masjid Muhammad…
Personal Note: I have been out of circulation these past two fortnights, keeping up with a slew of pre-scheduled medical appointments, all part of the standard regimen to assure lung transplant patients can continue writing long-term for The American Spectator. Adam Sandler’s new Netflix…
Last week there was a “teachable moment” of sorts, as Ohio Rep. Max Miller uncorked a highly ill-advised tweet attacking Lizzie Marbach, who like Miller had served as a staffer in President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, for expressing a…
Eighty percent of American Jews have absolutely no idea what Judaism is. You see them on TV. You read them in some publications. Aside from the despicable George Soros and communist Bernie Sanders, these “Lost Jews” likewise are bereft of heritage and…
Last November, the voters of Israel democratically elected — by a significant majority — a moderately conservative, center-right government that likewise is sympathetic to traditional family values. Just as the Left in America blazes forth with its worst venom against…
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman once penned a piece wherein he wished that the United States had an effective autocratic government like China’s. “One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks,” Friedman wrote. “But when it is led by a reasonably…
Anything new about religion stirring up controversy? Not since Cain took exception to Abel’s sacrifice. Don’t take this as an assault on traditional religions. It addresses all religions, because everyone has a religion. Every person must act without complete knowledge….
My readers and I enjoy a long-time reciprocal understanding: In return for putting up with me, my florid prose, wondering where I am flying with my article but amazed that I always safely land there, and sustaining my occasional puns,…
