Hanukah: Holiday of Spiritual Renewal or Jewish Nationalism? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Hanukah: Holiday of Spiritual Renewal or Jewish Nationalism? Richard Silverstein December 25, 2008 I wrote this Hanukah meditation way back in “my [blogging] back pages” of 2003, only a few... Read More Read more about Hanukah: Holiday of Spiritual Renewal or Jewish Nationalism?
Gaza, Meretz and the Bankruptcy of Israeli Politics Mideast Peace Gaza, Meretz and the Bankruptcy of Israeli Politics Richard Silverstein December 25, 2008 In case you didn’t know, Meretz’s call for a military strike against Gaza reminds us we’re in... Read More Read more about Gaza, Meretz and the Bankruptcy of Israeli Politics
New Pictures of Twins Children & Family New Pictures of Twins Richard Silverstein December 24, 2008 I’ve just uploaded a new gallery of 120 images many of my children ranging from Halloween to... Read More Read more about New Pictures of Twins
Jonah’s Halloween Costume Children & Family Seattle Jonah’s Halloween Costume Richard Silverstein December 24, 2008 God, I know. I’m terribly late to be telling you about Jonah’s Halloween costume since the holiday... Read More Read more about Jonah’s Halloween Costume
Icicles Seattle Icicles Richard Silverstein December 24, 2008 I took a series of pictures over the past week during which Seattle was covered by a... Read More Read more about Icicles
Ethan Bronner’s West Bank Economic Miracle Mideast Peace Ethan Bronner’s West Bank Economic Miracle Richard Silverstein December 24, 2008 The strangest thing happened today when I read a story by Ethan Bronner and Isabel Kershner. It... Read More Read more about Ethan Bronner’s West Bank Economic Miracle
Why Bernie Madoff Makes Jews Nervous Jews & Judaism Why Bernie Madoff Makes Jews Nervous Richard Silverstein December 24, 2008 Comment is Free published today, Bernie Madoff, Bad for the Jews, a slightly different version of a... Read More Read more about Why Bernie Madoff Makes Jews Nervous
Madoff and Merkin: Self-Dealing in Jewish Non-Profit World Mideast Peace Madoff and Merkin: Self-Dealing in Jewish Non-Profit World Richard Silverstein December 21, 2008 I was a non profit fundraiser for eighteen years during which time I worked for two Jewish... Read More Read more about Madoff and Merkin: Self-Dealing in Jewish Non-Profit World
Seattle: Let It Snow Children & Family Seattle Seattle: Let It Snow Richard Silverstein December 21, 2008 I’ve lived in Seattle since 1998. Since then, we’ve only had one season of appreciable snowfall. Though... Read More Read more about Seattle: Let It Snow
Ethan Bronner Condescends to Avrum Burg Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Ethan Bronner Condescends to Avrum Burg Richard Silverstein December 20, 2008 There’s something a little off about Ethan Bronner’s reporting as the N.Y. Times Israel correspondent. He gets... Read More Read more about Ethan Bronner Condescends to Avrum Burg
Palin ‘Machatenes’ Arrested on Drug Charges Humor Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Palin ‘Machatenes’ Arrested on Drug Charges Richard Silverstein December 20, 2008 My wife told me tonight about the arrest of Bristol Palin’s future mother-in-law on drug charges and... Read More Read more about Palin ‘Machatenes’ Arrested on Drug Charges
Anatomy of Settler Land Theft Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Anatomy of Settler Land Theft Richard Silverstein December 20, 2008 The AP has done us a tremendous journalistic service (easily deserving of Pulitzer consideration) with a probing... Read More Read more about Anatomy of Settler Land Theft