A Reminder to American Jews: Civilization Is Fragile
Dennis Prager
October 6, 2020
Civilization is fragile because civilization consists of human beings, and human nature is profoundly flawed.
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society
‘Hamilton’ Reminds Us to Forgive Before We Condemn
Glenn A. Sonnenberg
July 14, 2020
“Hamilton” got me thinking about the concept of forgiveness and the equally powerful concept of rehabilitation.
Emergency room: A city, in all its cruelty and kindness
Jewish Journal
August 11, 2015
An emergency-room doctor witnesses the extremes of the California community he serves
Living in a mash, not a ‘clash,’ of civilizations
Jewish Journal
September 27, 2012
Karl Marx once said that history repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce. The riots and Iranian fatwa calling for the death of Salman Rushdie, which forced the British-Kashmiri author into hiding for 13 years, can only be described as tragic — for him and for the cause of freedom and tolerance.
Same-sex marriage and the fabric of society: What does it all mean?
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
June 18, 2008
For some, it is a spiritual moment of human dignity finally resting upon everyone. For others, it is a sign that society is being sucked into an eddy of moral dissolution.
Lebanon war underscores inequality of Arab Israelis
Uri Dromi
September 21, 2006
Wars, like hurricanes, tend to expose flaws in societies. In Israel, the recent war with Hezbollah revealed lack of preparedness for this kind of war against an elusive enemy, mediocre
conduct of the operations, deficiencies in equipment, shortages of shelters for the civilians and more.
Beyond Left and Right in Israel
Ami Nahshon
November 25, 2004
When it comes to politics in Israel, left and right rarely agree. In a country where even sports teams are aligned with political parties, there is one issue that should unite Israelis and their American supporters from across the political spectrum: the need to foster opportunity and equality for Israel\’s 1.2 million Arab citizens.
Invasion of the Creature Feature
Naomi Pfefferman
January 29, 2004
In 1956\’s \”Invasion of the Body Snatchers,\” a mannequin-like figure mysteriously appears on a billiards table, a half-formed thing without hair, face or fingerprints. Meanwhile, a woman insists that her uncle isn\’t her uncle, but an imposter who looks just like him; husbands say the same of their wives and children of their parents.
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