Is it callous of me to read the most heart-wrenching tale of physical pain and loss and think, “This is one of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read?”

The free speech we need most right now is the freedom to file compelling lawsuits that will put the fear of the law, not the fear of Trump, in those who attack us.

Early education at the new Aaron Milken Center is so obviously crucial because it represents the foundation of a kid’s life. Just like the planting of a tree and Judaism itself, the stronger the foundation the longer it will last and the more it will thrive.

Fink created a lot of meaningful things in his life, with a Torah-Hollywood voice that made him one in a million. As he said about Judaism, his past will live in us.

Until I saw “The World Will Tremble,” I had never seen a Holocaust film where Jewish prisoners manage to actually escape from the clutches of the Nazis.

Including good news in our arsenal means associating Jews with success and our haters with failure. After all, shouldn’t the hater merit the stench of a loser?

We tend to see only what’s in front of us, but it’s the images we don’t see and the people we don’t think about that can really haunt us and give us pause.

We have an opportunity to launch a new golden age where Jews are again known for creating and contributing rather than just fighting hate.

Trump is a bully who loves to throw his weight around. That’s one reality. The other is that the world’s biggest ego wants to be the hero who finally ends the world’s ugliest war.