An alternative but hopefully accurate way of seeing somethings as they might just be.
It is a very tricky task to offer any sort of cogent response to a very recent publication of the Church of Scotland, entitled, ‘The Inheritance of Abraham? A report on the ‘promised land’. One might summarise the paper’s thesis, rather glibly as ‘The...
Read moreDon't think you are looking towards Heaven, when what you are doing is looking away from the problem.
Read moreI have often said, 'If you are tied to the railway line, you might as well enjoy the view.' Lately God has given me the opportunity to show that I am not a hypocrite.
Read moreWith gratitude to a strong critic further reflection on this subject has been prompted. It has been pointed out that the Women of the Wall view themselves as operating according to halacha and as Orthodox. Therefore criticisms of reformist or liberal...
Read moreThere are a group of so called women’s rights activists who want to end what they call the Orthodox monopoly over access to the Western Wall. They wish to don prayer shawls and phylacteries and pray together with men at the Western Wall. They deem it...
Read moreWhat kept me together for most of my life was a strong conviction that there was a solution to my problems. What kept me from succeeding was neglect to look for it.
Read moreHow is it that the love that dare not speak its name has now become one that just won’t shut up?
Read moreA few years ago I was defending a twelve year old kid at a certain magistrate’s court. The prosecutor said to me, ‘If he doesn’t plead guilty, he loses his chance of a referral order.’ I replied, ‘Yes, but if he pleads guilty, he loses his chance of an...
Read moreTwo hours before Pesach one’s thoughts run to some of the basic themes, particularly the idea of freedom. The sources point out that this is to do with freedom from the evil inclination. It is not a political freedom from oppression or denial of one’s...
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