Culture

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has emerged as the GOP candidate who will take on incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) in November. Pascrell just defeated incumbent Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.); because of redistricting, the two sitting congresmen had to fight it out. Writing on the Huffington Post (where he is a regular), the rabbi of "kosher sex" […]

Laura Rozen at Al-Monitor reports that the United States may broaden its strategy in Iran talks, and seek a bigger deal, with political components — in part because Israel worries that incremental deals buy Iran nuclear time and are reversible: Those arguing in favor of the "go big" approach say their thinking has been influenced […]