Monthly Archives: May 2014

If Jews Don’t Like Being Harassed On College Campuses, Perhaps They Should Support Immigration Limits?

So I’m reading this complicated story in the Jewish Journal about UCLA, my alma mater: “Last week, 18 of 30 candidates for positions in UCLA’s student government signed a pledge to not take trips to Israel…” Why do American Jews … Continue reading

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The Rebbe on Racism

Rabbi in this video: “Jews are not famous for espousing the equality of all peoples.” Comment: I heard a story about Rabbi Goldberg who studied many years ago in Chabad’s school in Paris. He had only one problem with Judiasm: … Continue reading

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Haaretz: Top rabbis move to forbid renting homes to Arabs, say ‘racism originated in the Torah’

I was Googling “Torah racism” to find out what the Torah has to say about racism — nothing in my knowledge — and I found this news article from 2010: A number of leading rabbis who signed on to a … Continue reading

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Professor Marc Shapiro – Have the Rabbis Always Been Honest With Their Readers?

To what extent have modern rabbis rewritten the Jewish past eliminating what does not fit in with their contemporary religious self-interpretations and world view? This wide-ranging and original review of how this policy is applied in practice adds a new … Continue reading

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Blacks Most Afflicted By HIV, Orientals Least

America’s race problems reflect similar problems around the world. According to AIDS.gov: “By race, blacks/African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV.” According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: HIV/AIDS has had a devastating impact on … Continue reading

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