The Wall of Separation?
Revisiting the true intent behind the First Amendment Are we making things more complicated than the need to be? Is not the "wall of...
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Yonason Goldson
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Balancing the Scales of Freedom
Originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2001, the week after 9/11, between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. It was Judgment...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
My Orthodox Life
A rebuttal If you absolutely must, watch the Netflix series My Unorthodox Life. But whatever Julia Haart has to say, make sure you listen...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
When I was a lad...
When I possessed the charming innocence of a 12-year-old, I took offense at the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance. Why, I wondered,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Rabbi's ethics challenge #5
How ethical are you? How ethical do you want to be? The word stultify means to crush enthusiasm, particularly using ridicule, disdain,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrate the responsibilities of freedom
A Passover message for Jews and non-Jews alike Freedom is a responsibility, not a right. If we believe that we can enjoy the fruits of...
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Yonason Goldson
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
News of the Day Episode 25
A Presidents Day reflection on moral history Back when the earth was young and I was in grammar school, we used to celebrate either...
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Yonason Goldson
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Intellectual integrity’s last stand
If you’re searching for ethical leadership, first look in the mirror In this electronic age of indelible memories, it didn’t take long...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Do you really know your own beleifs?
The more certain we are that we’re right, the greater the chances that we’re wrong One of these days I need to read The Brothers...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
News of the Day -- Episode 18
Erecting a case for censorship Every once in a while, the sandbox politics of Washington, DC, gives us more reason to laugh than to cry. ...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
Your life has been cancelled by (oxy)morons
News of the Day -- Episode #11 Mimi Groves who, as a high school freshman in 2016 posted a politically incorrect, racially insensitive...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Why Trump's defeat is a mixed blessing
Joe Biden's victory is cause for hope and dismay; but not for the reasons most people think From the outset of his candidacy in 2016, no...
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Yonason Goldson
- Nov 19, 2020
- 1 min
How Should We Define “Systemic Racism?”
Confronting the reality of systemic otherism What is freedom? Freedom means empowerment and responsibility. It calls on us to reject...
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Yonason Goldson
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Whoever Wins the Presidency, This Is the Victory Speech We Need to Hear
It’s time we embrace the better angels of our nature To the American people: Thank you for the honor of electing me to serve as your...
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Yonason Goldson
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Chai with Sam Dossa podcast interview
Thanks to Sam Dossa for inviting me on his podcast for a thoughtful and stimulating conversation about ethics, leadership, and finding a...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Business Creators' Radio Show Interview
Thanks to Adam Hommey for inviting me on his Business Creators' Radio show to discuss how we can remain ethical in a virtual world. In...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
Anti-Semitism is not only about the Jews
Is our quest for social justice eroding the foundations of civil society? We need to confront the vicious circle of empathy deficit...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
An angel came up from georgia
Country music icon Charlie Daniels passed away last week. It’s possible that none of us would know his name if not for a profound act of...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 8, 2020
- 1 min
Kanye for president!
Is Kanye West serious about running for president? Who knows? But it doesn't matter. Because he might be just what this country needs....
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
Keep your hands to yourself
Is COVID the cure for saving social intercourse? Despite the mandate to shelter-in-place imposed by COVID-19, an astonishing number of...
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