This week we'll start with social issues -- the controversy over transgenderism, and the ongoing fight in the courts about an abortion pill. Does this set the GOP up for success or failure?
We'll also talk about the Trump legal case, and the emerging field for 2024 -- which could include Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is forming an exploratory committee. Is it Trump or bust? Or is there another path?
Finally -- we'll pay tribute to my late mother-in-law, Rhoda Kadalie, who passed away one year ago today. We'll honor her life and her legacy, which is a commitment to non-racialism and integrity.
With special guests:
Alan Dershowitz - civil libertarian and author of "Get Trump"
Wayne Allyn Root - radio host, sports book king and author of "Patriot BUY-cott"
Jason Patt - forensic investigator and author of "The Road Death Traveled"
Tune in: SiriusXM Patriot 125, 7-10 p.m. ET
Call in: 866-957-2874
This is my first broadcast from the new office and studio in Washington, DC, where I'll be for a couple of years my neighborhood back in L.A. cleans up -- and as we follow the Trump administration from a little closer up than usual.
Topics:
- The anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump
- The escalating tariff battle with various different trading partners
- The future of the Middle East peace talks, and ongoing antisemitism
- The Jeffrey Epstein files and whether they mean anything at all
- The continued crisis of the Texas floods, and stories of heroism and survival
And more!
Special guests:
- James Rosen - Newsmax chief Washington correspondent
- Bob Price - Breitbart News Texas reporter, on the ongoing floods
- Robert Cahill - Trafalgar Polling, on a new alliance of reliable pollsters
- Rabbi Yaakov Menken - Coalition for Jewish Values - on Israel & antisemitism
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This week’s portion tells the grand story of the prophet who tried to curse people of Israel and instead ended up blessing them.
I am reminded that these portions continue to be relevant anew, as this particular reading lent the title for Israel’s recent 12 Day War against Iran, “Operation Rising Lion.”
This week's portion includes the commandment of the red heifer -- one of the classic "irrational" commandments whose fulfillment is an expression of faith. It also includes the regrettable episode in which Moses strikes the rock.
I referred to this story in a wedding speech last night. Why was Moses punished for striking the rock in Numbers, when he struck the rock without incident in Exodus -- both for the purpose of providing water to the people?
The answer is that in the interim, the Jewish people had received the Torah, which is like the marriage contract between the people of Israel and God. In a marriage, you do not resolve things by breaking boundaries, but through love.
The additional reading, from Judges Chapter 11, is the story of Jephthah (Yiftach), a man whom the leaders spurn, but to whom they must turn to save the nation. The parallels to our present political circumstances are striking.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Fourth of July!
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