Assume the next surprise attack is only a matter of time, and use that time to make it harder to carry out and less catastrophic when it comes.
Islamist terrorism remains a threat to the United States, the West, and the Jewish people. We cannot allow the history of September 11 to be twisted into an indictment of the society that was attacked.
This ideological pogrom eerily mapped out the antizionism mania that has now hit America’s shores, using the noble fights against racism, colonialism and oppression for ignoble ends.
I find myself constantly creating scenarios in my head where someone who used to be my best friend reaches out and apologizes for everything.
A Rosh Hashanah Reflection
There is an important distinction between education and advocacy. We should insist that Jewish and Israeli voices are not silenced.
If we change our focus, we can see the world differently, and do what Jews do well – make the world better.
The “speaking as a Jew” Jews should not be speaking for anyone—especially not their people. They are not authorized spokespersons. The task was never delegated to them. They would be the last to be chosen.
Sometimes love arrives ahead of you, in spite of you. Cooking slowly became a way of being there for the people I love. A wordless language that says: I see you. I hear you. You’re worth the onion-chopping.
