The miracles of the 1,000th terrorist victim
Hillel GoldbergJun 30, 2011
I CALL it Terror Victims Row, says David Rubin. Right around the corner from where I live, in the heart of Shiloh, take an imaginary walk on that street. You...
Our graduation
Hillel GoldbergJun 23, 2011
I OFTEN wonder about the Hebrew for congratulations Mazel Tov because it means good luck. Luck is something that happens or it doesnt. Its random....
Syria: Israel prefers the devil it doesn’t know
Hillel GoldbergJun 16, 2011
YOU know somethings up when Syrian citizens say their own government is lying about Israel, Yes, somethings up when Syrian citizens say that the Syrian...
How to argue against the attempt to ban the bris
Hillel GoldbergJun 10, 2011
IT may be a lot harder for the Jewish community to defeat the anti-bris movement than it might think. San Francisco will vote on whether to ban circumcision. I would...
Poems for Shavuot (and the rest of the year)
Hillel GoldbergJun 02, 2011
EVERY day the mail is placed on my desk. Sometimes it is quite a stack, for it includes books. The other day it included two books, one quite large and […]
Why not negotiate on the basis of the 1967 lines?
Hillel GoldbergMay 26, 2011
WERE going to negotiate a new order for African Americans in America. The parties themselves, in their negotiations, will decide where they want to go. But heres...
Fact and fiction in the Israel-Palestinian conflict
Hillel GoldbergMay 19, 2011
WHY have talks between Israel and the Palestinians broken down? Why is the Palestinian Authority now pushing a plan to have the General Assembly of the UN acknowledge a...
Will the Holocaust be remembered?
Hillel GoldbergMay 12, 2011
IN the old days, the following suggestion was greeted with a mixture of bafflement and outrage. Today, there is very little if any outrage, mainly because those who felt...
Drop of wine removed for Osama’s death?
Hillel GoldbergMay 05, 2011
CHEERS outside the White House. Partylike atmosphere at Ground Zero. I myself let out a yelp when I heard bin Laden was dead. I couldnt believe it. Takes me back...
Score a 16 on a par 4 — what’s the big deal?
Hillel GoldbergApr 28, 2011
The other day, Kevin Na shot a 16 on a par 4 hole. It was a record. No one on the PGA had ever shot that score before on a […]
