Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel

Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel is spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Chula Vista, California.

His books, available on Amazon, include:

Religion like rain: sometimes soft, sometimes murderous

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California —Today in the news I came across the following article: · On September 18, 2012, Muhib Ru’yat Al-Rahman, a senior writer on leading jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, suggested that   Muslims living in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. kill   Westerners and display their decapitated heads […]

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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi

Forgiving adultery

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California– Some of you may think that today’s lesson on forgiveness will be a little boring. If so, I ask that you please forgive me. Just like a picture says more than a thousand words, parables, too, also convey lessons that are timeless as they are obvious, requiring

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U.S. must not give up 1st Amendment to please Islamists

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Richard Nixon had many shortcomings, but compared to Barack Obama, he looks like a saint. I do not ever recall seeing Nixon attempting to subvert the 1st Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, but recently with the release of the Innocence of Muslims film that came

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

Something not kosher about DNC Jerusalem fiasco

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel JERUSALEM — Let me begin with the good news first. The Democratic Party platform reinstated the importance of Jerusalem to our country’s values and principles—along with God too! Now comes the bad news. Although the section of Jerusalem was reinstated, the sections pertaining to the Palestinian refugees and the terrorist

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

Pediatricians find benefits of circumcision outweigh risks

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The anti-circumcision advocates are probably not happy about the latest news to come out of a study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which reveal the health benefits deriving from male circumcision far outweigh the risks. According to the report, researchers formed a task force

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Science, Medicine, & Education

High Holy Days no time for election-year politics

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California —Last week, I received an email from the Reelect-elect Obama campaign. The President is urging rabbis to help re-elect the President. The email contained the following information and assertions: Obama for America today announced the launch of Rabbis for Obama, a campaign initiative to engage and mobilize grassroots

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA

Anti-Arabism as sinful as anti-Semitism

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Hatred and xenophobia are two of the oldest diseases afflicting the human condition. For many people living in unenlightened societies, hatred of the Other  is almost as natural as mother’s milk.  Jewish history bears witness to how our adversaries have vilified us, dehumanized us,  persecuted us,

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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East