Irwin Kula

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Memo to Yeshiva U.: No Statute of Limitations on God’s Judgment

On January 30, a federal court judge threw out the $680 million lawsuit brought against Yeshiva University by 34 former students of its high school for boys who claimed they were sexually abused in the 1970s and ’80s. The suit also pinpointed Y.U. officials, trustees, board members and faculty as responsible for a “massive cover-up”…

By Irwin Kula Feb 13, 2014 | 3 min read
Opinion
Y.U. Report’s Three Paragraphs Fails To Do Justice to Abuse — or Jewish Ethics

On August 26, the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, hired by Yeshiva University to look into allegations of past abuse at the university’s High School for Boys, finally concluded its eight-month investigation and released a report detailing its findings. As one of the high school students abused in the early 1970s and as one…

By Irwin Kula Aug 29, 2013 | 3 min read
Opinion
Enough Tridentine Mass Hysteria

In this day and age, Jews should not be overreacting to Pope Benedict XVI’s revision of the Good Friday prayer calling for our people “to acknowledge Jesus Christ the Savior of all men.” A very small minority of Catholics saying these words in 2008 is very different in its threat to Jews than every Catholic…

By Irwin Kula Feb 20, 2008 | 3 min read
Opinion
King’s Spiritual Activism

There appear to be two kinds of faith these days in America. The first, fundamentalism, promotes coerciveness and exclusivity, encouraging polarization, impenetrable boundaries and a deep suspicion of the other. The second, a type of New Age spirituality, is largely self-concerned, mainly focusing on the individual and his or her feelings and well-being. Dr. Martin…

By Rabbi Brad Hirschfield and Irwin Kula Jan 17, 2003 | 2 min read

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Irwin Kula

By Irwin Kula

Memo to Yeshiva U.: No Statute of Limitations on God’s Judgment

Y.U. Report’s Three Paragraphs Fails To Do Justice to Abuse — or Jewish Ethics

Enough Tridentine Mass Hysteria

King’s Spiritual Activism

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