ANTI-SEMITISM

A Rabbi Speaks Out—Preventing America’s Courts From Becoming Religious Tribunals

What a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge did by interpreting scripture and failing to consult religious authorities on a matter of church doctrine was wrongful.

Teaching Our Children Bigotry

Hate is not a natural thing. It is a learned thing.

Kristallnacht—and What Groups Like ADL Are Doing About Its Legacy

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” so named for the myriad shards of glass littering the streets of Germany after a riot that saw the destruction of Jewish shops, buildings, and synagogues in 1938.

Never Again: An Homage to Elie Wiesel

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. The opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” - Elie Wiesel

Pope Francis Appeals for Religious Diversity and Understanding

When Pope Francis talks, 1.3 billion people listen. Thus, it is significant that on his recent trip to Hungary, the Pope called for an embrace of religious diversity.

“Can’t You Take a Joke?”—The Anatomy of Discrimination

As a Jew, I’ve heard a lot of this jazz. All in good fun, right? When I was a kid, I walked into a novelty store with my dad, an Orthodox Jew who, as an army officer, had liberated a concentration camp in 1944.

Another Victory for Inclusion—First Orthodox Jews in History Drafted by Major League Baseball

When all is said and done, and when the ink has dried and the contest is at an end, in the game of baseball, as well as in the game of life, the only question that really matters is, “Can you play the game?”

Anne Frank’s Final Entry, and What She Taught the World

Seventy-seven years ago today, one of the most influential and widely-read writers of all time was silenced—not by death or infirmity or age, but by bigotry and hate.

The Dehumanization of Mike Rinder

It is a sick mind that must contort itself to see roaches, instead of men, women and children, as the Hutus viewed the Tutsis in the Rwanda genocide of 1994. 800,000 minority Tutsis were slaughtered in a three-month period.

For the Future’s Sake—Let’s Work Together

My family fled anti-Semitism in the Ukraine about 100 years ago. Jews coming to America at that time were often fleeing the pogroms. Basically, if you were headed to Ellis Island, it was likely someone back home wanted you and your family dead.

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