Ron Rubin is the author of several books including “A Jewish Professor’s Political Punditry: Fifty-Plus Years of Published Commentary” and “Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World’s Greatest Footrace.”
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By Ron Rubin
Women becoming knowledgeable in Talmud has fueled Open Orthodoxy's push for female ordination.
By Ron Rubin
I tried to impart to students the value of citizenship participation, hard work, and community.
By Ron Rubin
During Obama’s tenure, Jews identifying as Republican or "leaning" Republican jumped more than 50%
By Ron Rubin
For two thousand years, Jews exiled from their homeland and lacking political sovereignty were easy targets for elitist rulers on the right and the pseudo-egalitarian mob on the left. When Emancipation came and Jews exited the ghettos, Jewish self-made pitfalls were no less horrific, as many embraced the trendy “isms” of secular society only to spiritually assimilate and disappear from history. Yet despite the persecutions, on the one hand, and the enticements of some host countries’ cultures, on the other, the Jewish nation lives.



