Would anyone else like to say anything nice about women?

Emotions get in the way but they don't pay me to start crying at the loss of 269 lives. They pay me to put some perspective on the situation.

There is something very very special, universal and easily identifiable among all Jews; it is beyond territory, it is something we all have in common

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail ­ as you surely will adjust your lives, not the standards.

Would anyone else like to say anything nice about women?

There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page