The Shtarker

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 21, 2011

Of all the eulogies and essays about Christopher Hitchens that have appeared following his death Dec. 15 at age 62, one is particularly pernicious.

Hitchens, Wolpe, Harris, Artson and the Afterlife [EXCERPTS & VIDEO]

By Rob Eshman
Published on February 23, 2011

Last week, I took a break from all the news and cares of this life to spend a couple of hours thinking about the next one. My role was to serve as moderator in a discussion titled “Is There an Afterlife?” featuring two rabbis, David Wolpe and Bradley Shavit Artson, and two atheists, Sam Harris, author of “The End of Faith,” and Christopher Hitchens, author of “God Is Not Great.”

Prop H8, gratuitous, immature, Islam

Published on December 4, 2008

" . . . Now that a mensch will be moving into the White House, I hope that Judea Pearl's words are brought to his attention . . . "

Ratner and Diddy, Wolpe and Hitchens, the pocketbook and the soul

Published on October 30, 2008

" . . . The Journal, simply put, is more enamored with shallow Hollywood power, pretension and materialism than the writer of this piece is . . . "

No healing the world here—Humanistic Jews are ‘building’  the world

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 25, 2008

"Religion is not primarily about faith in God; it is about community, identity, heritage and being of service to others," he said. "We Humanists must also do more to meet these needs, rather than complain about what others believe.

Defender of Faith:
Rabbi David Wolpe explains why faith matters

By Tom Teicholz
Published on September 18, 2008

As we get older, we no longer ask so many questions aloud. Our questions become more private: Why? Why are we on this earth? Events occur, and we ask: Why me? Or, why not me?