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As Long as Jews Succeed, They Will Attract Hate
It’s possible that even without this nefarious view of the all-powerful Jew, there is enough in “Jewish success” to fuel plenty of envy and Jew-hatred.
The Hostage Crisis and My Conversation with God
If worrying were an Olympic event, Jews would always carry home the gold like Kenyans almost always win the Boston Marathon.
From Santa Monica to Colleyville
The devil went down to Texas last weekend, but on the way, he stopped in Santa Monica.
Grateful for Gratitude
I used to complain constantly. When I’d wake up in the morning after a bad night of sleep and stub my toe on the way to the bathroom, I’d think “here we go,” and decide that everything else that day was going to go wrong as well.
Five Lessons from Colleyville
I, for one, am treating the hostage attack in Colleyville as if Jews had been killed, because they easily could have, and as a reminder to not brush off this moment of time in American Jewish history.
Spinning Thread vs. Spinning Tales: Agnon’s Spin on Desecrating Shabbat
Every Friday afternoon before Shabbat, S.Y. Agnon would prepare a sign to hang on his front door.
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