Shabbat shalom. The word decadence comes from the Medieval Latin word dēcadentia, which means “to fall down”. Synonyms of decadence include decline, degeneration, and deterioration. All words that come to my mind this week given the nature of our social discourse surrounding the cold blooded assassination of Brian Thompson, the fifty-year-old CEO of UnitedHealthcare, whoContinue reading “The Jew News Review – December 6, 2024 – “Slouching toward decadence””
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The Jew News Review – Special Edition – “The Message and the media”
Shalom. It was in my George Orwell class in college many years ago that my favorite professor, Howard Ziff, challenged the class with this quote about journalism, whose source is not known to me: “The role of the journalist is to broadcast the truth, and at the same time, destroy the ability to perceive.” ThatContinue reading “The Jew News Review – Special Edition – “The Message and the media””
The Jew News Review – May 25, 2024 – “Avalanche”
Shabbat shalom! A tip of the kippah on this Memorial Day weekend to the men and women who have served our country with honor, protecting our democracy, our freedoms and our way of life, many who in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice. Early in 1945, fifty Navy chaplains hit the beach of IwoContinue reading “The Jew News Review – May 25, 2024 – “Avalanche””
The Jew News Review – April 13, 2024 – “Chazak v’ematz”
Shabbat shalom! We are heading north to the great state of Maine for a birthday celebration this morning. Hence, this will be a different form of the JNR this week. As I write this post, Israel is expecting, at any moment, some kind of retaliation from Iran for the suspected Israeli strike that killed aContinue reading “The Jew News Review – April 13, 2024 – “Chazak v’ematz””
The Jew News Review – January 13, 2024 – “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength” – George Orwell
Shabbat shalom. It is a dreary, rainy day here in Sharon Massachusetts, and I am struggling this morning with feelings of rage, frustration, and a dreadful feeling about the future for Israel and diaspora Jews around the world. Iowans may be caucusing in a deep freeze on Monday, but Israelis are up against a shitContinue reading “The Jew News Review – January 13, 2024 – “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength” – George Orwell”
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