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Nov 28, 2023, 9:21 PM

Lost–Irredeemably Lost in Linguistic Laziness

Not martyrs--murderers. Not protesters--rioters. Not militants--terrorists. Not freedom fighters--rapists. Not marchers--looters, vandals, and thugs. I am, as the man in the movie said, mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more. After a lifetime of politesse and...

Nov 25, 2023, 3:36 PM

Hamas Hates…you

On one of the holiest days of the Jewish year, a day that celebrates the Torah, which is the source of Western ethics and morality thousands of innocent Jewish civilians (did anyone see the remote? I can’t find...

Nov 21, 2023, 6:33 PM

Sitting in my apartment in Modi’in, listening to the jets on their victorious way to Gaza and Iron Dome blasting Hamas’ futile rockets out of the sky, my thoughts turn to the approaching holiday. November 14 was the first...

Nov 10, 2023, 4:27 PM

Let Bibi Win The War

I voted for Ayelet Shaked in the last election because I thought she was the most qualified candidate. I was advised that I was “wasting” my vote and I acknowledged that her chances of winning were nil and of...

Nov 6, 2023, 8:01 PM

A Peaceful, Rational Dialogue

Once again, we are engaged in a bloody, ugly conflict, and once again the shouted voices of extremists are drowning out those of us who would engage in dialogue for the purpose of creating an enduring peace between these...

Nov 2, 2023, 11:22 PM

The Unbinding of Isaac

About 50 years ago, I was teaching in the English Department of Iowa State University and living in Des Moines, Iowa. My shul, Beth El Jacob, hosted an itinerant lecturer, a young scholar who had recently co-authored a book...

Nov 2, 2023, 10:45 AM

Just In Case You Still Don’t Get It

Arutz 7 reports on a MEMRI video of an October 24 show on LBC TV (Lebanon): A spokesman for the Hamas government in Gaza has promised that the terror organization will repeat the October 7 massacre until Israel ceases...

Nov 1, 2023, 5:22 PM

Max, Peter, and Tom

Where is Max Naumann when the enlightened Jewish community and, more specifically, The New York Times, most needs him? In these dire times, when Jew hatred has achieved such currency and popularity in the city square and on the...

Oct 30, 2023, 12:23 PM

Yizkor Yizkor is one of the prayers in the Jewish liturgy that resounds most profoundly in Jewish hearts. For many years, Jews who rarely attended synagogue would surface on those holidays when Yizkor was recited. “May God remember the soul...

Oct 30, 2023, 4:15 AM

They Made Us Appear Evil

They Made Us Appear Evil Hamas continues to fire rockets at cities throughout Israel. There is no conventional military reason for doing so. They inflict minimal damage. While they are capable of producing anxiety, discomfort, and fear, they...

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About Me

Gary Epstein is a retired teacher and lawyer residing in Modi'in, Israel. He was formerly the Head of the Global Corporate and Securities Department of Greenberg Traurig, a global law firm with an office in Tel Aviv, which he founded and of which he was the first Managing Partner. He and his wife Ahuva are blessed with18 grandchildren, ka"h, all of whom he believes are well above average. He currently does nothing. He believes he does it well.

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