Obama and Netanyahu at the U.N. posted by Jerry Waxman [U.S. President Barack Obama spoke eloquently at the United Nations today. Several hours after Obama's speech, Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu also spoke eloquently and passionately at the United Nations. Below is the part of the text of Obama's speech that is relevant to Israel. [...]

Open Letter To President Barack Obama During His Visit To Germanyby Jerry Waxman To the Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United States of America Dear Mr. President: Yesterday you visited a concentration camp alongside Elie Wiesel, who had lived in that camp in his youth.  I’m sure you didn’t need to visit a concentration camp [...]

Open Letter To President Barack Obama in the Wake of His Address in Cairo on 4 June 2009 by Jerry Waxman To the Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States of America Dear Mr. President: I'm writing to you from Sderot, where I live. You visited this town last year. In your speech in [...]

Passover, A Lesson In Unity by Jerry Waxman It is Erev Shabbat and the second day of the Passover holiday.  Much has occurred lately to remind us of how we, Jews, are consistently singled out for “special” treatment.  Barack Obama and his family hosted a Passover Seder in the White House.  This is encouraging to [...]