Category Archives: Israel

The Torah Says It Is OK To Ask Questions

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Luke Ford

From Dennis Prager’s eleventh lecture on Deuteronomy (2003): Dennis: “When people say ‘Jews’, nobody yawns.” Deut: 6:20: “If your child asks you tomorrow, saying, ‘What are the testimonies and the decrees and the ordinances that HaShem, our God, commanded you?” … Continue reading →

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Judaism Is The Most Physical Of The Monotheist Religions

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Luke Ford

In his seventh lecture on the book of Genesis in 1992, Dennis Prager says: “Israel is where it’s at. This is what God intended for the Jews — to build a holy society. You can only build a holy society … Continue reading →

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Do Your Own Thing For Israel

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Luke Ford

David Suissa writes in this week’s Jewish Journal: If Brous and her camp want to help Israel by showing a conciliatory and self-reflective side to the world – rather than a rah-rah side – they should just do it. For … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To Israel’s Jews

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager writes (and compare this to Rabbi Sharon Brous who compared a rally for Israel’s survival last Sunday to a Laker rally): The Jewish state is in exactly the same situation as the Jewish individual was in Europe before … Continue reading →

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Ikar’s Conservative Rabbi Disturbed By Sunday’s Pro-Israel Rally

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Sharon Brous writes for the Jewish Journal: I am certain that I am not the only person who left Sunday’s Solidarity Rally for Israel with a profound sense of unease. While I was not greeted with boos and jeers, … Continue reading →

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