Fighting Antisemitism with Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah Song
December 8, 2023
While we continue to extinguish the “five-alarm fire” Senator Schumer talked about, let’s light up the America that thinks Jews are really cool.
David Suissa
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.
Between the Fight and the Light: The Jews in 2023
December 6, 2023
When we realize that nothing has a finish line, not the light nor the fight nor our Judaism, it’s a lot easier to follow the universe and embrace all three, whether we live in Tsfat or L.A.
Galleries Closed, Prayer Houses Open: A Mystical City in a Time of War
December 5, 2023
The war in Gaza has decimated the tourist business in Israel, and without tourists, the galleries of Tsfat are like houses of prayer without worshippers.
Israel at the Intersection of Weakness and Strength
December 2, 2023
From its inception, Israel has lived in tension between the impulse to protect its body and the impulse to express its soul.
Repeating Mantras Won’t Bring Peace
November 30, 2023
It’s not a coincidence that peaceniks have been repeating those same dreamy mantras for thirty years while the peace process slipped into a coma.
Jews Are Hated Because They’re Terrible at Failing
November 29, 2023
When success becomes “white privilege,” it’s open season on the Jews.
A Time Out for Gratitude
November 22, 2023
As we continue to grapple with the darkest Jewish moment since the Holocaust, the festive holiday of Thanksgiving poses a dilemma.
How Hate From the World Became Love From the Jews
November 15, 2023
The more hate the world has been giving to Jews, the more love Jews have been giving to one another.
Seeing October 7 Through the Long Arc of the Jewish Story
November 10, 2023
Rabbi Sacks reminds us that all these extremities of Jewish life are part of our story. They have shaped us into we are.
Seven Steps to Protect Jewish Students: A Follow Up Letter to Cornell Leadership
November 9, 2023
As hostility grows, a group of concerned alumni offers seven concrete steps to protect Jewish students that can apply to any college.
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