If the ultimate ideal in life is to create a better world and become better people, shouldn’t we work on preventing sinful and hurtful behavior throughout the year, even if we know we can count on that annual day of forgiveness?
Levin’s Two-State Solution Act is yet another chapter in the never-ending failure of the Israeli-Palestinian peace charade. It aims to improve the likelihood of a two-state solution, but by undermining Israel’s legitimate rights, ends up doing the very opposite.
There is one structure that resides inside every Sukkah and transcends even the holiday of Sukkot. It’s a structure that sustains, in fact, all Jewish holidays, not to mention the Jewish tradition and the Jewish future.
In the High Holiday spirit of self-reflection, why not add a question this year to our traditional litany of self-criticism: What have we done right?
I must say it feels good to be back in print. Look, digital is amazing, instant and miraculous. We can post stories in seconds on our website. It’s like a popcorn machine that never stops popping.
Our troop presence went from a high of 100,000 to a measly 2500. After suffering thousands of casualties, the U.S. did not lose one soldier over the past 18 months. This minimal investment was enough to keep Afghanistan free from the clutches of a terror regime.
Biden was supremely confident about his goal: ending a war. He probably saw that as his personal legacy, doing what three previous presidents could not.
The problem of reducing the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan in the smartest, safest way possible was, indeed, complicated. It demanded sober, broad and deep discourse, not rash pronouncements.
We are so attached to our personalities that we will seek out whatever reinforces them, whether through our choice of friends or activities.
This absence of contrition after such an immense failure is perhaps a sign of how intoxicated Cuomo still is with his aura of success.
