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From The Jewish Week

We’ve seen him around, that salt-and-pepper-haired, 40-something Paul Newman lookalike. At the center of a Jewish young professionals’ event, he’s surrounded by a bevy of dark-haired women. He’s charismatic....

With the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death approaching next month, it is tempting to speculate as to what JFK would have made of the inception of Obamacare and the general direction in which the country is headed.

On the one hand, in...

Lots of commentators act like the shutdown was the height of irresponsibility. But it’s really more irresponsible to continue a pattern of excessive spending that could saddle future generations with financial catastrophe.

Look at what...

Last week Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, managed a charm offensive at the United Nations that convinced many world leaders that his country does not seek nuclear weapons.

This week at the United Nations Israeli Prime...

In the late summer days before the onset of Rosh Hashanah, I went shopping for apples at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan. Strolling past tables of farmers hocking their wares and couples walking hand-in-hand, I thought about how...

Greetings and welcome to the new and improved Heatherrobinson.net, an independent source for commentary, news, and feature stories about Israel, the Mideast, U.S. politics (including the Jewish-American vote), human rights,...

From The New York Blueprint
by Julia Gorin

“Who was the real Einstein?” the creators of the original new Off-Broadway play “Einstein” ask rhetorically. “The man who cruelly mistreated his first wife, or the one who worked...

From The Jewish Week
by HEATHER ROBINSON

One couple’s real NYC love story, and the road from Merlot to marriage.

She thought she might not be able to overcome her fear of marriage after her parents’ divorce. He feared he wouldn’t meet...

From NY Blueprint
by HEATHER ROBINSON

The ongoing controversy about Anthony Weiner’s lewd sexting raises political questions about whether the man is fit to govern. But as a single woman living in New York, there’s something...

Today’s Daily News reports that New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is challenging his 211-game ban in connection with the Biogenesis scandal.

One thought about this: I’m no hard core sports fan and not so knowledgeable about the...