Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published October 15, 2016 · Last modified June 26, 2019
Martyrs and other good Muslims are promised 72 virgins in Paradise. Where did the number ’72’ come from? I assume it was not just picked out of a hat. And for the answer to...
Reflections on Jewish Holidays
by Sheri Oz · Published October 11, 2016 · Last modified September 12, 2018
Can blanket forgiveness bring peace to the forgiver? Forgiveness involves releasing demands for retribution. Seeking retribution is accompanied by strong emotion still attached to the situation and the individual is not yet ready to...
Reflections on Jewish Holidays
by Sheri Oz · Published October 8, 2016 · Last modified September 10, 2018
A sincere apology has four components. The blanket apology has none. There is a way to turn the Yom Kippur blanket apology into one that can be sincere. * * * * * I...
The apple and honey we ceremoniously eat on Rosh HaShana can have many meanings. The one that spoke to me most was written up by Australian Rabbi Aron Moss. He said the apple, a...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published September 26, 2016 · Last modified June 21, 2021
The Hillary Rodham of 1975 did nothing wrong in the rape case. The Hillary Rodham Clinton of 2016 should respond to the issues that have arisen since then around this case. I write this...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published September 24, 2016 · Last modified July 1, 2017
Kirk Douglas draws on his advanced age (nearing 100) and his being a Jew to claim that there are parallels between Hitler and Trump. He is not the first to have made that connection...
When things like this happen (I’ll tell you soon what “this” is), it must make it really hard to be an Arab Member of Knesset (MK). It seems like Israeli Arab MKs get the...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published September 10, 2016 · Last modified November 10, 2020
Do Syrians feel Syrian enough to fight back and reclaim their country? Does the integrity of a Syrian nation along our northern border make a difference to Israel? * * * * * Raihan...
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