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Dear Mr. Rubinstein
Hillel GoldbergJan 20, 2011
DEAR Robert Eli Rubinstein, I have reviewed countless books, but never in the form of a letter to the author. Then again, never have I read a book quite like […]
Reasons to be depressed
Hillel GoldbergJan 13, 2011
The shocking shootings in Arizona and their aftermath crystallized a perspective. Im hardly original in stating it: The country is more divided than at any time since...
Really? Are we Baby Boomers this egocentric?
Hillel GoldbergJan 06, 2011
I RAN across an astonishing article by Rabbi Rachel Cowan in Contact, a publication of The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life. I wish to state up front that I have...
My cholent
Hillel GoldbergDec 30, 2010
THIS is a really heavy column about cholent. Would somebody please translate cholent? Sabbath stew is about as colorful as translating runs-batted-in (RBIs)...
Racist? That’s debatable
Hillel GoldbergDec 23, 2010
IS it racist for rabbis to rule that Jews should not rent to non-Jews in Jewish neighborhoods in Israel? This is an open-and-shut question, isnt it? We all know that...
When I sat down with Emil Hecht in Jerusalem
Hillel GoldbergDec 16, 2010
This interview with Emil Hecht was conducted in Jerusalem iin 1981, at the time of the first world gathering of Jewish Holocaust survivors. It was originally printed in...
Like a fiery angel, briefly in our midst
Hillel GoldbergDec 09, 2010
RABBI Uriel Malkas naturally embracing smile will never again spread across his face, but its imprint will never leave mine. Who is the new teacher from Israel?...
Evangelical Christianity and Babe Ruth
Hillel GoldbergDec 02, 2010
THE speech given by David Brog at the Mens Event was superior in this sense: Brog delved into ideas in a sophisticated way. Brog, the Jewish executive head of...
Even one single word can make the difference
Hillel GoldbergNov 25, 2010
EVEN one single word in sophisticated rabbinic writings can make all the difference. Not even a technical word. Not even, it seems, a substantive one. This word is...
What is Netanyahu’s end game?
Hillel GoldbergNov 18, 2010
WHEREVER one stands on Israeli politics, I think it is universally agreed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a far more formidable prime minister now than he was...
