H. Scott Prosterman, a rabbinical school reject, is a writer, editor and counselor in Berkeley. He was born in the 50’s, grew up in the 60’s, thrived in the 70’s, barely survived the 80’s and regrouped in the 90’s. He still blames himself for helping to elect Ronald Reagan by voting for Barry Commoner.
Scott Prosterman
By Scott Prosterman
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Visit The Western Wall
If Israel allows President Donald Trump to visit the Western Wall on his upcoming visit, it would constitute a horrible desecration of a holy site. This spiritually vapid man would use the visit as another chance to wrap himself in false sanctimony; Israel cannot let this happen. This would be true even if Trump had…
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(Editor’s note: this piece is satirical.) I was trying to organize a Jewish conspiracy, but we couldn’t agree on anything. We tried forming an exploratory committee, but that was defeated by a series of conflicting agendas and ideologies. It’s not like we’re a monolith. The committee on typestyles came back with a decision, but the…
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