From The Huffington Post
by HEATHER ROBINSON
A couple thoughts on last week’s controversy in which Jon Stewart mocked Herman Cain, a black conservative candidate for the GOP nomination. The Los Angeles Times incorrectly claims in this blog post that Cain, …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
Tuesday was Flag Day. Is it our imagination, or does it seem as if fewer American flags were flying?
With controversy raging in recent decades over whether burning the flag should be legal and whether it is patriotic to wear a flag pin, …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBONSON
Last winter Elaph.com, the Arab world’s most popular online newspaper, argued that upheavals in Egypt and Tunisia demonstrated the people’s ability to break “the fear barrier,” and observers across the world held their breaths in hope that ordinary people’s hunger for …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
On Sunday, demonstrators from Syria, Lebanon, the west bank, and Gaza converged in what appeared to be a coordinated attack on Israel, simultaneously breaching multiple borders and accosting IDF troops, in some cases throwing rocks and bottles. The clashes, which took …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
On Sunday, Israel announced the arrest of Amjad Awad, 19, and Hakim Awad 18, both from the Palestinian village of Awarta, in connection with the murders of the Fogel family in March. Both have reportedly admitted to perpetrating the …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
On Sunday, after more than a year of heated debate, Israel’s government approved some famous personalities to appear on a new series of shekel banknotes. Among those to be featured on the new currency are a few of Israel’s most beloved poets, …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
In the wake of the murders of five members of the Fogel family — father Udi, 36, mother Ruth, 35, sons Yoav, 11, and Elad, 4, and their 3-month-old sister Hadas — last month, some have begun to write about the horrific …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
Ancient Persia, scene of the story of Purim, corresponds geographically to present-day Iran. Amid the fallout from Japan’s disastrous earthquake and the continued uprising in Libya, let’s not forget that Iran remains public enemy number one — not just toward Israel but …
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
This week, as rebels rage against the dictator Moammar Gaddafi in Libya, hundreds of thousands rally to oppose Yemen’s autocracy, and others risk their lives to oppose Iran’s mullahs, the Middle East’s future remains uncertain. …
Blood donation is a mitzvah
From The Jewish Standard
by HEATHER ROBINSON
Judaism has always insisted on “safety first.” Starting with such Torah-based commands to build a parapet around one’s home to prevent objects from falling off roofs and to cover holes on roadways and fields, Jewish law requires that not just care …
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