For an Israeli politician, Gershon Baskin has an unusual resume. In the 1960s, he was protesting America\’s war in Vietnam, not fighting against invading Arab armies. He grew up on Long Island marching for civil rights, not wandering the alleyways of Jerusalem\’s Old City.
One of the real pleasures of my work as a rabbi is that I get to spend time with the children in our schools.
If the polls are right, the outcome of next Tuesday’s Israeli election is a foregone conclusion. Not only does Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud seem bound to emerge as the largest single party, but the bloc of right-wing and religious parties that it leads seems certain to garner a winning majority in the 120-member Knesset.
Would you sell off your precious family jewels to save your house?
It’s one of the defining moments in the life of a synagogue — the search for a new head rabbi.
“So,” the man in the lilac vest asks me by way of greeting, “Are you making any money these days?”
Names make a difference, and names must be used with precision, or they are abused.
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