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About the Author
Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Rabbi Shraga Simmons spent his childhood trekking through snow in Buffalo, New York. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He is the senior editor of Aish.com and the director of JewishPathways.com.
An expert on media bias, he was the founding editor of HonestReporting.com, and is the author of David & Goliath: The Explosive Inside Story of Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2012). With drama and a biting edge, David & Goliath is a definitive treatment, fully resourced with over 2,000 footnotes. Readers are privy to secret negotiations with CNN executives, and how a grassroots campaign was cited by the New York Times as effecting sweeping changes in Mideast media coverage.
David & Goliath has been praised by politicians, professors and journalists: Former New York Mayor Ed Koch hails it as "Invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story," and James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal calls David & Goliath "of crucial importance for the future of the Middle East."
Rabbi Simmons lives with his wife and children in the Modi'in region of Israel.
The Oil Spill
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsI never quite understood the rabbinic statement that if you speak negatively about another person (loshon hara), you acquire their transgressions. ...
Bombings: Iran Blames Israel
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsIn the wake of this week’s bombings against Israeli targets in India and Bangkok, Iran is blaming Israel for attacking its own people. We're ...
The Jeremy Lin Phenomenon
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe biggest sports story of the year is Jeremy Lin, the 23-year-old Asian-American basketball player now lighting up the NBA. Here’s a guy ...
Whitney Houston and Israel
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsWhitney Houston, the pop sensation who died on Saturday, was many things to many people. She was one of the first black women to achieve ...
The Super Finger
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsOf the six closest Super Bowls of all-time, the New York Giants have won three of them, and this year was spectacularly close. But the real buzz in ...
Poll: 80 Percent of Israeli Jews Believe in God
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsA comprehensive survey of Israeli Jews shows that 80 percent believe in God – the highest figure since the founding of the State of ...
NY Times Hides the Iranian Threat to Israel –...
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe New York Times reports: In Tehran, the speech by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made during Friday Prayer and broadcast live to ...
Mitt Romney’s Tithes
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsAish.com contributor Yvette Alt Miller notes that with the release of Mitt Romney's income tax records, a spotlight has been thrown onto the whole ...
Goldstone's Feeble Backtrack
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsGoldstone’s attempt at repentance is filled with disingenuous claims and even outright lies.
Passover Quiz
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsHow much do you know about Passover? Try this quiz to find out:
Divorce in Judaism
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsA specific legal process is required to break the marital bond.
ABCs of Tisha B'Av & the Three Weeks
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe Jewish national period of mourning.
Suicide Activists on the Gaza Flotilla
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsWhy initiate a violent confrontation with the Israeli army?
Returning Lost Objects
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons"Finders keepers, losers weepers" is not a Jewish concept.
Seven Questions: Mother’s Pain, Mother’s Pride
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsMiriam Peretz paid an enormous sacrifice – twice -- in defense of Israel.
7 Questions with Danny Ayalon
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsIsrael’s Deputy Foreign Minister speaks about Jewish values, the Iranian threat, and evangelical Christians.
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7 Questions: The Noachide
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe amazing journey of Jim Long, an observant Noachide.
New Aish Center at the Western Wall
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsPremier educational programs amidst an architectural marvel.
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsUnique in its universality, intensity, longevity and irrationality: What is the root of anti-Semitism?
Filling Asaf Ramons Void
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe death of Asaf Ramon is a shocking national tragedy.
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Full Grown Ox
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsParshat Shmini describes the inauguration of the Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary that accompanied the Jewish people during their 40 years of ...
Awesome Power
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe final verse of the Torah is a statement attesting to "the strong hand and the awesome power that Moses performed before the eyes of all Israel" ...
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It's Up To Us
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsRav Noach taught that every individual is responsible to change the world.
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ABC's of the Omer
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe significance, customs and mechanics of counting the Omer.
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Humility and Mt. Sinai
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe Midrash says allegorically that when God was preparing to give the Torah, all the mountains stepped forward and declared why they thought the ...
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Lag B'Omer: Remembering Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsLag B'Omer marks the date of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai's death. So why is it such a celebration?
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Fast of Esther
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThe fast of the 13th of Adar is intended to hone the soul and galvanize Jewish strength for the challenges ahead.
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Moses: Master of Self
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsRabbi Shraga Simmons shares an inspiring insight from the weekly Torah portion. Your life can change in just one minute! To download the MP3 ...
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Mutual Responsibility
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsThis week's parsha records how Moses, on the last day of his life, gathered together the entire Jewish nation and introduced a new level of the ...
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Noah's Ark
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsWe all know the story of this week's Parsha: God wants to send a flood to destroy the world, so He tells the righteous Noah to build an ark and ...
Balancing the World
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsRabbi Shraga Simmons shares an inspiring insight from the weekly Torah portion. Your life can change in just one minute! To download the MP3 ...
Shushan Purim
by Rabbi Shraga SimmonsAre you a resident of a "walled city"? If so, you'll celebrate Purim on a different day than other Jews.
