Mark Berch
Since 2002, Mark Berch has been providing Jewishly oriented web links to members of his shul (Tifereth Israel, a small Conservative synagogue in Washington DC where his family has been members for almost 40 years). In real life, he is a Patent Examiner.
Articles by Mark Berch
Obama and the Jews
-David Horovitz argues that “McCain is plainly grappling with how best to confound the Islamists’ ambitions. In Philadelphia, it must ...
The Orthodox Conversion Agreement
-Rabbi Marc Angel calls the recent RCA deal with Israel’s Chief Rabbinate “a complete capitulation� to haredi standards. But others ...
Purim Questions
-Why did King Ahasuerus seek the ministers’ advice when Vashti refused his request, but made do with the servants’ advice ...
Purim Lessons & Meaning
-Rabbi Sharon Brous says: “Megillat Esther…reminds us that history is capricious and life is fragile; that willing or not, we ...
Triple Purim
-This year, it’s a “triple Purimâ€?; here’s why. (Chabad)-Lynne Avadenka brings together Esther and Sheherezade. (The Jewish Week)-Purim’s “gifts to ...
Legal Troubles
-Young Israel of Beverly Hills is accused of “fraud and breach of contract…a petty and ugly quarrel in a deal ...
Perspectives on Jerusalem
-Jason Eskenazi came to Jerusalem with 26 point & shoot cameras and over 250 rolls of film, and a plan ...
The Holocaust in the Arts & Education
-Tony Judt argues, “We have attached the memory of the Holocaust so firmly to the defense of a single country—Israel—that ...
What to Do About Hamas
-Nahum Barnea says Israel has only two options, both “dreadful …either reoccupy Gaza or talk with Hamas.� (Ynet)-The former CIA ...
Synagogues & Rabbis
-Rabbis find they need to choose their political roles, if any, with care. (Washington Jewish Week) -A look at the ...