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Not a day goes by without someone pointing out how fortunate I am to have stepped away from serving as a college president more than a year ago.

A Chicago boy born on April 8, 1926, the curtain came down on him December 31, 2023, after a 97-year run. 

We need to talk about Iran, and whether the war many of us have feared for the past two decades is at almost our doorstep. 

The war will end. But the new reality it leaves behind will require an entirely different approach for both Israel and Diaspora Jews.

Our enemies have proven to be masterful winners in this Communication War, and we are again proving to be the losers, employing the same old strategies that led us, over years, into this disastrous position.  

God gave us lots of laws because, let’s face it, we need them.

I don’t want my posts to just get people riled up or make them upset. I want people to feel stronger once they read one of my posts.

Since Oct. 7, I don’t know who is more cursed and who is more blessed anymore. The only clarity I have is a certain realization that behind some curses are hidden blessings.