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Brooklyn Prosecutor, Charles Hynes, Defends Record on Sex Abuse Cases
In an op-ed article in The Daily News, Charles J. Hynes said it was absurd to suggest he had given a break to sex offenders in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
Rabbi knew of molest rumours
Ex-principal concedes he was aware in early 2000s of rumours former security guard had molested children.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: President Obama Does a bin Laden End-Zone Dance
What a difference one year makes. Last year I praised President Obama for not wanting to "spike the football" by releasing gruesome death photos of Osama bin Laden. But this year, forget spiking the football. The president is doing an end-zone dance.
What kids want to know
Dear Readers: You’re not the only ones who ask me questions. Here are some queries from students in the sixth grade of our religious school. Tell your kids to write to me and I’ll answer them, too, one of these days.—
Faith and Values: The art of proving God's existence
Children ask unabashed questions. In May last year, I was invited to speak to the middle school of our local Jewish Day School about 16th-century rabbinic tradition. Although I had not touched on the topic in the least, one of the children asked how it was that I could be so sure of God's existence. I often take note that when teaching about any topic in Judaism, whether it be Jewish history ...
Author of The God Upgrade speaking at Temple Israel
Rabbi Jamie Korngold, author of "The God Upgrade," will speak 7 p.m. Thursday at Temple Israel, 2312 Kanawha Blvd. E. in Charleston. The book describes how Jewish concepts of God have changed over the centuries. The event is open to peopl...
Rabbi Jason Miller: Delmon Young's Arrest and the Problem With Athletes as Role Models
The bottom line is that no one is asking professional athletes to raise our children. They are great athletes and not always shining examples of virtuous human beings. However, they need to know that children are watching.
Court nixes rabbi abuse conviction
A Brooklyn rabbi's conviction on charges of molesting a teenage boy was tossed aside on appeal Wednesday because detectives failed to disclose documents regarding bribery allegations.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: As Millions Starve in North Korea, the West Make Jokes About Their Missiles
We took the threat of Saddam seriously. Likewise, there has been no comedic perspective over the slaughter of the Syrian people happening at this very moment. Yet for some reason North Korea doesn't come across as such a pressing matter that must be dealt with forthwith.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: In Norway, You Can Murder 77 People and Still Enjoy Retirement
If Anders Behring Breivik is found to be mentally competent, the toughest sentence Norwegian law can mete out is 21 years, though he may still remain incarcerated if he is deemed to be a danger to society. Breivik may be walking the streets by the time he's 55.
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