Joseph in the White House
December 28, 2000
No, I am not demanding a recount, nor am I calling on the Supreme Court to hear the case one more time.
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the International Director of the Sephardic Educational Center.
In The Beginning, There Was Zionism
October 26, 2000
Zionism. Remember that term? We don\’t hear it too often anymore. Many Jews seem uncomfortable with the term Zionism, saying it\’s \”too strong\” or it \”breeds nationalism.\” Some of Israel\’s leading historians have gone as far as declaring this current period in Israel\’s history as the \”post-Zionist era\” – whatever that means. The virtual silencing of the word Zionism in our educational, religious or political vocabularies make the days when we enthusiastically took to the streets to fervently protest the United Nation\’s infamous \”Zionism is Racism\” resolution seem like ancient history.
Thank Goodness for the Basics
August 17, 2000
Dr. Norman Lamm, the president of New York\’s Yeshiva University, once told me of a professor he knows in Israel who does not consider himself an observant Jew but who insists that his children maintain one halachic practice at home: \”Birkat HaMazon\” (the grace after meals). Lamm explained this peculiarity as the professor\’s belief that the Torah\’s commandment that we should give thanks for our food is an ethic that every child should be taught, so that at every meal they will never forget to appreciate the food on the table.
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