When Jews are Targets
By Shimon Posner
Delusions become dangerous not when we start to believe them but when we stop questioning. Why are we afraid to face the obvious facts? Because the facts hurt too badly. So we hide behind two-state solutions, and pullouts, and dialogue and bridge ...
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No Last Respects For Mumbai Couple
By Shimon Posner
Maybe I'm crazy, maybe I'm just ranting, but you heard it here first: one day the children of those who sought harm will benefit from the legacy that Gabi and Rivky left behind. And that will be the sweetest revenge of all
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » Legacy of Mumbai » Personal Reflections » No Last Respects For Mumbai Couple
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Grim. Erev Shabbat.
By Shimon Posner
I am sure that there on the other side of the globe competent people are going about that grim task. We sit here and we watch them without seeing
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » Legacy of Mumbai » Personal Reflections » Grim. Erev Shabbat.
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34th St. between Fifth and Seventh
By Shimon Posner
Was the Rebbe a rabbi? Well yes, but no. Forget it, I'm not going to be able to explain what the Rebbe was, what the Rebbe is. Years already since his passing, and I don't see any perspective...
The Rebbe » Life » Reflections » 34th St. between Fifth and Seventh
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In the Name of G-d
By Shimon Posner
Arabs kick in the synagogue's windows. They take a sledgehammer to the pillars. Hoards overrun the place with bloodthirsty shrieks. In the name of G-d. In the name of national pride. In the name of the future. You can only steal once, ...
Society & Living » Current Events » News Archives » Gaza "Disengagement" Plan » In the Name of G-d
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The Divorce Mindset
By Shimon Posner
When the body is facing death you use the tourniquet; otherwise it does more damage than good
Parshah » Devarim - Deuteronomy » Ki Teitzei » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Moment » The Divorce Mindset
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The Call of the Hero
By Shimon Posner
When we ask heroes from where they got the strength to do incredible things, they give lousy answers. Inevitably, their answer is “I had to do it"... Regardless of their level of articulation, they cannot come up with any good reason for why they did ...
Parshah » Bamidbar - Numbers » Chukat » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Moment » The Call of the Hero
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Our Children, Ourselves
By Shimon Posner
Here is the popular take: The Wise Son is the one who turned out right. The Wicked One? Well... enough said. The Simple One? Alright, not every hamentasch turns out the way you want. The One Who Doesn't Know to Ask? Oy...
Jewish Holidays » Passover » The Seder » The Haggadah » Thoughts on the Haggadah » Our Children, Ourselves
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Why Gold?
By Shimon Posner
Considering that gold has virtually no practical use, why is it so treasured? And why did G-d command us to use it in the construction of the Tabernacle?
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Terumah » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Moment » Why Gold?
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Kobe, Brooklyn and Egypt
By Shimon Posner
"My face you shall not see," if you look forward, in the present, you won't see Me. But, "I will show you my back," by looking back you will see that I was there all along...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Ki Tisa » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Moment » Kobe, Brooklyn and Egypt
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