I would like to thank my Ultra-Orthodox Jewish brothers who insist on our G-d given right not to sit next to a woman on an airplane. I realize that causing two recent El Al flights from JFK to Tel...
Author - rav shmuel
Top 5 List For High Holy Days 5775
These quotes, from Peter Drucker (the father of modern management theory), are what I’m going to be concentrating this year during Yamim Noraim (Rosh HaShanah through Yom Kippur – a.k.a...
Why Teaching Science Is So Important
When I mention the big bang theory to my yeshiva students, they inevitably react with; “It’s apikorsus (heresy)!”, “Isn’t that evolution?”, “I like that show!”, and “We don’t...
When Radical Feminists Squirm It Makes Me Smile
When radical feminists squirm, it makes me smile, and it’s not because I am anti-feminist. It’s because when any radical viewpoint is challenged it brings me pleasure. My definition of radical...
Rabbis Should Stop Sermonizing About Celebrities
I’ll never forget the time I heard a Rabbi spend 15 minutes of his speech putting down Eddie Vedder. I was sitting right behind him right at the front of the Beis Midrash (study hall) facing the...
Blinded By The Light Casualty Rate In Israel
I spoke to my son Eli at the Gaza border earlier today. He told me that a number of the Israeli deaths have come about by civilians either directly attacking soldiers or distracting them so that they...
Innovative Solution to Kol Isha
A while back The Middle kicked off a series of posts on the issue of Kol Isha in Israel with a suggestion. Well the women of Efrat have apparently come up with their own solution.
Sunday, Sunday
Am I the only one who not only finds this incredibly funny but who is also jealous that he didn’t think of it himself? My favorite part of this is the “ma zeh Sahnday?” line...