Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Pixabay Light and darkness goes beyond a metaphor for good and evil. Inherent in creation, darkness serves a purpose. Understanding the purpose of darkness enables us to gain deeper meaning to the dark times in our lives. How can we enlighten the darkness in the world and in our lives? How can we […]

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Photo Credit: Yaakov Elharar Chabad of the Dead Sea creates the largest Chanukah Menorah ever seen in the region at the Dead Sea Mall, 2019 Even from the lowest point on earth, Chabad has succeeded in lighting a Chanukah menorah whose light rose higher than anything else in the Dead Sea region this year, kindling […]

Photo Credit: Google Maps Rabbi Rottenberg’s Shul on Monsey, NY Federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges Monday against 37-year-old Grafton Thomas, the man accused of entering the home of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg in Monsey, New York and attacking his guests with a machete. The rabbi’s son was among the injured. To read the entire complaint […]

Photo Credit: Yehuda Haim/Flash90 Last night was a difficult one for me. I have been very distressed, like many of you, at the ever growing wave of violent antisemitic attacks facing diaspora Jewry in America and around the world. In the past I’ve attempted to refrain from sounding the alarm as such messages are often received […]

Photo Credit: flickr {Originally posted to the Gatestone Institute website} As 2019 ends, the phrase that comes to mind is “what an interesting year!” And, the word “interesting” in this context should be taken in its traditional Chinese meaning, which is full of risks and dangers. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, […]

Photo Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90 [This article was first published at WIBC] After the most recent attack on Jews, this time while they were celebrating Hanukkah, I realized that as a radio host and vocal proponent of Jews being armed that I had made a terrible mistake. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, […]

Photo Credit: Flash 90 Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud “Abu Mazen” Abbas European officials have recently sent messages to Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas’ office demanding that he first publish an election decree and publicize the date for the elections before they intervene and pressure Israel into allowing the PA to hold the elections in […]