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Douglas B. Sagal

Mar 23, 2016, 3:49 PM

The Seeds of Brussels were planted twenty years ago exactly — and we did nothing

As the civilized world recoils in horror at the carnage in Brussels, it is instructive to look at the date of the attack on innocents using the Belgian transportation system. It was twenty years ago, almost exactly, in February and...

Jan 24, 2015, 8:14 PM

King Abdullah, the Jane Addams of Saudi Arabia

By now, you have read and heard the the official American media “take” on the late King Abdullah was that he was a “moderate reformer” who sought to “open up” the Saudi Kingdom to Western values and practices. Kind...

Jan 14, 2015, 12:39 AM

Jews of France-Hold Fast-We Will Stand with You!

In the aftermath of the horrific slaughter of Jews once again in France, along with so many others, questions have been raised about the future of the Jewish community in that country. Many, including the Israeli Prime Minister, have...

About Me

Rabbi Douglas Sagal has served as the Rabbi of Beth Shalom in Connecticut, KAM Isaiah Israel in Chicago, and is now Temple Emanu-El in Westfield, NJ, the largest congregation in the state. He studied at Wesleyan University, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Yale Divinity School.