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Thane Rosenbaum
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Daniel Stone
The Jewish Case for Hope Amid History’s Darkness
September 19, 2025
Judaism refuses to let despair be the final chapter. The messianic hope is not naïve optimism but an act of spiritual defiance. To proclaim that history has meaning in the face of apparent meaninglessness is a form of courage.
The ‘Jewish Nose’ Insult Is Back Again in D.C.
September 19, 2025
Jokes about Jewish noses are not funny and they are clearly antisemitic.
A Plea to Pope Leo: Condemn the Antisemitism of Candace Owens
September 19, 2025
As antisemitism rises again — and as figures who claim Catholic identity trivialize Hitler and vilify Jews — it is incumbent upon you to speak with moral thunder.
Silence Is Complicity: The Rot at the Heart of Jinsta Influence
September 19, 2025
Let us speak plainly: many of these influencers are not advocates. They are actors. They cry on cue, curate their grief and sell Jewish tragedy as content. They master the algorithm, not the fight.
Rabbis of LA | 40 Years Down and Many to Go for Rabbi Muskin
September 19, 2025
“Whenever there is a communal issue, our concept is, ‘let’s try doing it as a community.’ Not just Young Israel. Young Israel is one piece of it.”
AJRCA Accreditation, Autism in Entertainment, iCenter Workshop
September 18, 2025
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
Athens, Sparta and Jerusalem: Why Netanyahu’s ‘Super Sparta’ Shouldn’t Surprise Us
September 18, 2025
The tension between Athens and Sparta, openness and fortification, building and defending, has been with the Jewish people from Tanakh through Jabotinsky and into the present moment.
This Rosh Hashanah, Synagogues Should Stick to Judaism
September 18, 2025
If people can give up their cellphones, soda, football and stock trades, they can give up politics for 50 hours.
Rebuilding Lives with Dignity: Ogen’s Lifeline for Israelis in Crisis
September 18, 2025
For more than 30 years, Ogen, Israel’s trusted nonprofit social lender, has provided families, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits with economic stability, financial guidance, and the tools to rebuild with dignity.
Kimmel Is Out, But Intifada Is Still In: Hollywood’s Hypocrisy on Political Violence
September 18, 2025
Free expression is essential in a democracy. No one should call for the censorship of ideas. But there must be accountability when speech crosses into incitement of political violence.
When Good People Do Something
September 18, 2025
Ari Fuld’s heroism is evident because rarely does the victim become the savior.
A Tale of Two Sunday Evenings in California
September 18, 2025
While Bill Maher and John Fetterman demonstrated an understanding of Jewish values, across town at the Emmys we saw just the opposite, delivered with the hollow prefix “as a Jew.”
Fallujah and Gaza City: Why Israel Cannot Stop Short of Victory
September 18, 2025
As Gen. Petraeus warned, “Half-measures in urban warfare do not save lives. They only postpone defeat.”
SNL’s Bowen Yang Has a Genocide Problem
September 18, 2025
Why is Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang falsely accusing Israel of genocide, while ignoring the confirmed genocide perpetrated against Muslim Uyghurs in China?
The UN’s War on Israel — and on the Meaning of “Genocide”
September 18, 2025
It’s hard to overstate how reckless, unserious, and corrosive this claim is — not just for Israel, but for the meaning of the word “genocide” and the principle that nations have a right to defend themselves.
Rosh Hashanah and the American Dream
September 18, 2025
In reviving this dream, Milken’s center is reviving something even more vital– our faith in life. It is that very faith in life, that force that drove our ancestors, where we can find our optimism as we enter the Jewish new year.