As to laziness, nobody who knows my work as a journalist, author, and political and union activist would call me lazy. Fighting for moderate Islam is a great deal more arduous than ordinary clerical duties in any religion, and much more demanding than participation in Islamist extremism, which dominates the American Muslim community. Working for moderation is also a great deal less remunerative than apologetics for the terrorists.

The 613 mitzvot constitute a different issue.

Stephen Schwartz