Contributions by:
Joseph Chuman
Like a dam bursting, it has finally happened: Donald Trump is called what he assuredly is – a fascist. The press has skirted around using the term to describe Trump, as it has danced around a robust depiction of Trump as a deranged, severely disturbed, mentally ill man. Donald Trump is a flagrant liar, a…
Read Full Article...I suspect this essay will not win me any friends. Nor will it attract much approbation. I am past 75 years old and consciously moving into a new phase of life — and I need to conclude my last. This stark reality has presented me with questions of how I wish to spend the rest…
Read Full Article...There’s a large synagogue in my area that always keeps its doors locked. People seeking entry need to be buzzed in. I suspect that this requirement is true of virtually all synagogues. We usually think of houses of worship as open, welcoming places. Yet the need for surveillance and safety at Jewish institutions is warranted…
Read Full Article...The war between Israel and Hamas, Hezbollah, the expansion of hostilities into Lebanon and the missile assault on Israel by Iran have thrust the Jewish state foremost into the headlines. It has also sown new divisions in the American social and political fabric, further exacerbating tensions and hatred in what is already a deeply divided…
Read Full Article...Evil is a concept with a hazy definition. Admittedly I use the term without having a confident grasp of what behavior constitutes evil. Does evil mean very or extremely bad behavior? Yes, but not precisely because evil, I conclude, connotes conduct that is not relative to other behaviors. It goes beyond them and touches the…
Read Full Article...Review Essay: Magda Teter’s Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism
The Black Lives Matter movement, which began in 2013 to protest anti-Black racism, especially the killing of Blacks at the hands of the police, was arguably the largest protest movement in the history of the United States. It created a tectonic shift in the understanding of the systemic character of racism in American society and…
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