Op-Eds

It used to be, not all that long ago, that the main difference between the Orthodox and non-Orthodox was the level of mitzvah observance. But on matters such as Israel, intermarriage, social issues, and family values, we had a lot in common. Alas, that is all history. On all these matters, we are now poles apart. We must face the reality that this is the hard truth.

It goes back to Pavlov’s experiment: if you continue to reward bad behavior you’re going to get more bad behavior. And so finally we got an adult in the house who told the kid no. And the kid threw a tantrum for a little while… and then the adult went ahead and said no, and then he spanked him. Mr. Abbas finally realizes he doesn’t have the high ground.

If we wait for every perfect situation, we will always have an excuse and never operate at our fullest. Hillel instructs us that there is never an ideal moment until which we can delay learning (at our best); now is always the time to learn to our potential.

Amid my speeches and writings throughout the Wasted Obama Decade, I never published a piece aimed at bringing down Obama before his term was up. He won. Although he is despicable beyond words, the rules of our game, as set forth in our precious Constitution, made him our president.

Activists are no longer pursuing “gay rights,” but trying to push religious people to compromise their religious principles or give up their business. Oh, and don’t miss the idiotic claim that I “compared gays to space aliens” — which appears alongside the slander that Jack Phillips “refuses to sell cakes to gay couples.” If their cause were just, would they need to lie about it quite so often?

Besides the dedication of healthcare workers and ambulance volunteers across the country (and around the world), we have seen incredible generosity. And yet we see the opposite, as well, such as using the crisis for a political agenda.

Understanding what a real Passover Seder is, even with coronavirus lurking outside.

While COVID-19 was gaining steam in 2020, Nancy Pelosi was playing games with impeachment: “Will I walk it down to the Senate? Won’t I? If I do, I’ll bet you can’t guess when.” Finally, by the end of January she was handing out souvenir pens and putting Trump on trial. And COVID-19 was spreading. Blame Trump.

Blue and White leader’s decision to join PM Netanyahu and form a unity government was not a political betrayal. His act was not that of a once-in-a-generation patriot who gives up everything for his land and his people.