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National Jewish: We try harder. We’re number 1.

ONE of those ad jingles that entered the culture was Avis Rent-A-Car’s “We’re number 2. We try harder.” Sitting with the president and CEO of National Jewish Health,...

The miracles of the 1,000th terrorist victim

“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

I OFTEN wonder about the Hebrew for “congratulations” — Mazel Tov —  because it means “good luck.” Luck is something that happens or it doesn’t. It’s random....

Syria: Israel prefers the devil it doesn’t know

YOU know something’s up when Syrian citizens say their own government is lying about Israel, Yes, something’s up when Syrian citizens say that the Syrian...

How to argue against the attempt to ban the bris

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)

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?

WE’RE 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 here’s...

Fact and fiction in the Israel-Palestinian conflict

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?

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?

CHEERS outside the White House. Partylike atmosphere at Ground Zero. I myself let out a yelp when I heard bin Laden was dead. I couldn’t believe it. Takes me back...