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Opinion: For Valentine's, 5 Lessons on Women and Love

By Rabbi Shmuley BoteachFeb 13th 2011 – 5:07AM

Another Valentine's Day, another reminder that love for many people today is a foreign concept that exists in movies and romance novels but not in their personal lives. Women especially are becoming disenchanted with love, placing their energies instead into careers. The principal reason: They're convinced that they will...

Opinion: The Insanity of MTV's 'Skins'

By Rabbi Shmuley BoteachJan 25th 2011 – 9:53AM
MTV / AP

MTV / AP

The media called me to ask my opinion on MTV's "Skins." I told them I had not watched it but read all about it. My take? Simple: irresponsible and exploitative on the part of MTV. Man, what are we coming to when even 15-year-olds are sexualized on TV and actors who can't drive a car or buy a beer are filmed in sexual...

Opinion: How Obama Lost His Magic (and How He Can Get It Back)

By Rabbi Shmuley BoteachOct 26th 2010 – 5:51AM
Susan Walsh, AP

Susan Walsh, AP

(Oct. 26) -- The erosion of President Barack Obama's popularity has lessons in it for every American who wishes to remain interesting and current, both professionally and personally. The real story in this election is not that America has no jobs, that the economy continues to falter or that the national debt continues to...

Opinion: Suicide Bombers in Heaven? Imam Rauf Won't Say No

Aug 26th 2010 – 12:19PM
HASAN JAMALI/AFP/Getty Images

HASAN JAMALI/AFP/Getty Images

(Aug. 26) -- When you detonate explosives attached to your torso, simultaneously decapitating people on a bus or disemboweling little children at a kindergarten, do you go to heaven or to hell? Are you a martyr or a murderer? Heroic or heinous? While the answer might seem straightforward to some, it clearly flummoxed Imam...

Opinion: Stoning and Iran's Descent Into Barbarity

Aug 10th 2010 – 5:25AM

(Aug. 10) -- My father was born in Iran and remains firmly attached to his Iranian heritage. He loves the food, the music, the language and the culture. It is something that I have witnessed with most Iranian exiles. Their country travels with them wherever they go. And why not? Iran was once one of the world's greatest...

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Background on rabbi shmuley boteach

Shmuel "Shmuley" Boteach (pronounced bo-TAY-ahck; born November 19, 1966) is an American Orthodox rabbi, author, TV host and public speaker.

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