Random Reflections Reflections on Jewish Holidays Hanukkah Then and Now: Let’s Not Be So Naive December 4, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments Hanukkah commemorates the Hasmonean victory in the battle for the soul of the Jews in Judaea against the Greeks who tried to quash it. However, the victory is a dubious…
Random Reflections Reflections on Random Torah Verses Torah Ambivalence Toward Rape – Deuteronomy 21:10-14 December 3, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments The Torah seems to sanction rape as an unfortunate natural urge in the human male. Upon what do I base this horrid statement? Do contemporary rabbinic scholars make any attempt…
Current Events Politically and Diplomatically Speaking How to Boycott Israel Without Really Meaning It December 2, 2015 Sherry Oz No Comments In 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) approved a resolution to academically sanction Israel. Read about the nonboycott boycott. Compare the resolution with facts. * * * * * As…