Time to dissect the Israel apartheid accusation

by | Feb 22, 2020 | Ethics, Politics

  Lots of talk about apartheid, especially in Israel. What is apartheid? Where do we find it in Israel? Apartheid is another word for  segregation. Apartheid was practiced in South Africa. Segregation, in America, was the practice of requiring separate housing,...

The Palestinian Princess and the Pea

by | Feb 16, 2020 | Politics

    There was a Palestinian Princess who had such trouble sleeping. No matter which way she turned in her bed there was something hurting her back. One night she had a dream. “One hot day, I was very tired after a hard day… and suddenly I saw...

Is the media the enemy of the people?

by | Feb 1, 2020 | Politics

I believe main stream media has become the enemy of the people. The media in a democracy has the most important role of protecting and defending free speech and our institutions from attack. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, from 1933...

Antisemitism Kills

by | Jan 25, 2020 | News, Politics, Religion / Spirituality

    This is the talk I gave at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in Toronto January 23, 2020 This week we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. What did we learn? We learned that antisemitism kills. During Roman times Jews made...