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  • Monday, March 08, 2010

    When Court Jews Defend Moral Cowards

    Of late it’s been a tough time for those working to prevent genocide. Darfur has been off the world’s radar screen for months. Then there’s the poor Armenians. It wasn’t enough that 1.5 million were murdered in a genocide perpetrated by the Ottomon Turks during the First World War. Turns ...

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  • Monday, February 15, 2010

    Was Haiti Punished for Sin?

    Last week I was honored to speak to the Jewish community of Venice at the Chabad House, which hosts thousands for Shabbos meals, and to the extremely warm and welcoming main community. Having just returned from Haiti, I addressed the issue of why a good G-d allows the innocent to suffer. I was ...

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  • Friday, December 11, 2009

    The Great (and Imperfect) Hope That Is Chabad

    Back when I was serving as a Chabad emissary at Oxford University, the great British philosopher Isaiah Berlin, who had befriended me, once told me that while he admired my work bringing Jewish students closer to their tradition, he was utterly opposed to the large menorah I erected in the city ...

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