Lieberman was known for his attempts to build bridges in an increasingly polarized Washington.
The fact is, America today is broken, and the more it is broken, the worse it is for the Jews.
Survivors from the Oct. 7 Nova Festival massacre gathered at Camp Ramah in Ojai for a week of music, healing and, yes, dancing.
While Schumer in America is worried about obstacles to peace, Israelis are more worried about obstacles to victory against a cunning foe sworn to its destruction.
Psychologists have been using the word “trauma” to describe the effects of Oct. 7. What I learned on my trip to Israel is that even that intense word fails to convey the scale, the savagery or the sadism of events that day.
Given that he was reading prepared remarks, one would think that he would choose his words, or at least his vocabulary, more carefully.
President affirmed Israel’s right to “go after Hamas.”
Disney/Dreamworks producer Saul Blinkoff travels the world as an inspirational speaker sharing Jewish values.
We, the Jewish people, have risen to this time in history for a moment like this. A time in which we proudly explore and publicly honor our Jewish identity. A reclamation of the word Jew. Not used as a word to denigrate. But used as a word to self-celebrate.
So here we are, looking at this moment and wondering if the combination of war, government weakness and public mood indeed create a historic opportunity.
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