What Man Gives, Man Can Take Away
by Rabbi Marty Waldman Sunday – January 15, 2017 – seventy nations gathered in Paris, France, to attempt a kick-start to the “peace” process that has utterly failed for the […]
Is This the Time?
by Rabbi Marty Waldman Ecclesiastes [Kohelet] 3:1-8 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven– — a time to be born […]
A Compassionately Fought War?
by Rabbi Marty Waldman At least one man thinks Israel fought the war in Gaza this past summer in a compassionate manner. General Dempsey declared to the Carnegie Council for […]
The Latest Fad in Suicide Terrorism
by Rabbi Marty Waldman Forget suicide bombers. No more dynamite strapped to someone’s chest and hidden beneath an overcoat. No more backpacks full of explosives left on a public transportation […]
Firecrackers for a Dead Baby
by Rabbi Marty Waldman Last week my wife and I were in Jerusalem for a series of meetings. We rented a room nearby for convenience. The view from our room […]
Sukkot: The End of Politics?
By Rabbi Marty Waldman This week we are celebrating Sukkot. Unlike any other Moadim (appointed times of the LORD) the Torah commands (Lev.23:39) a “celebration” of Sukkot (feast of Booths or […]
Yeshua Is Better Than a Chicken
by Rabbi Marty Waldman Some of our fellow Jews realize that repentance, prayer and charity are not enough to provide atonement on Yom Kippur. So, what do they do? Kaparos […]
Why is this Holiday different from all other Holidays?
September 19, 2014 in Sep 2014
by Rabbi Marty Waldman Normally, our Jewish holiday celebrations could be characterized by the phrase: “They tried to kill us, G-d saved us, let’s eat!” Not so, the High Holidays… […]