
March Meshuga 2010
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What Ever Happened to the LA Times?

Who Are the Jews On Joe Biden’s Cabinet?


No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
Latest Articles


To the Country I Thought I Lived In

Where The Kalaniyot Still Bloom

Return of the Jewish Outsider

When Terror Victims Are Your Friends


Welcome to the 2026 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest … in Tehran
This is possible. It takes regime change. Americans took the plunge in 1776 and broke free. Now it’s the turn of the Iranian people.

Bibi’s Legacy in the Balance
Netanyahu has made no secret that he wants his ultimate legacy to be the leader who finally made Israel safe. The necessary steps for that to happen all depend on a resolution to the Gaza war.

Thank You and ‘L’hitraot’
I was not a professional writer. But I was hopelessly in love with storytelling.

Like the Car Slowed Down Our Bodies, Will AI Slow Down Our Brains?
AI is quietly removing the intellectual itch, the false starts, the second guessing, all those difficult mental activities that accompany brain work.

Securing the Jewish Future Begins Now — and AJU is Leading the Way
AJU is embracing a bold, strategic vision for what Jewish life in America can look like a generation from now.

New Doctorate in Jewish Leadership Launched for Mid-Career Professionals
The three-year, cohort-based program is built for experienced professionals already working in Jewish schools, synagogues, camps, and nonprofits.

Depravity in Glastonbury
After October 7, the most ardent supporters of Hamas were found on college campuses, in the audience at concerts and performing on musical stages.

What’s Love Got to Do with It?
The more noise we make about Jew-hatred, the more Jew-hatred seems to increase. Is all that noise spreading the very poison it is fighting? Is it time to introduce a radically new idea that will associate Jews not with hate but with love?

To Win Back America, Democrats Will Need an Abundance of Patriotism
Democratic leaders can’t just blame their voters for this decline. They must take some responsibility. If they care for their country, they must recognize that a party that sees its patriotism eroding is a problem for the whole nation.

Where Were You on July 4, 1976?
On this same date celebrating America’s independence, Israeli commandos freed the hostages being held by terrorists in the Entebbe airport.

Dealing With Mamdani
His nomination dramatically underscores the tensions within the Democratic Party over Israel and the burgeoning growth of anti-Zionist sentiment among progressive voters.

A Bisl Torah — Tiny, Little Jewish Joys
These are small acts that anchor us in an ever-shifting world.



Passing Through – A poem for Parsha Chukat
We’ve been passing through lands lately without asking permission…

Sderot Mayor in L.A., Mauthausen Liberation Anniversary, Braid Show’s Debut, LAJFF Kickoff
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.

Rabbis of LA | How Rabbi Nancy Myers Broke the Stained-Glass Ceiling
If there’s one thing that’s characterized Temple Beth David’s Rabbi Nancy Myers’ career, it’s her persistence.

Laughter, Pain and Truth: Abel Horwitz’s ‘Kosher Salt’ Tackles Antisemitism Head-On
Blending humor with hard truths, Horwitz leans into the outlandishness of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories — at one point performing as a shapeshifting lizard from outer space.

YouTuber Nate Friedman Exposes Anti-Israel Protesters in Viral Street Interviews
Friedman has a method: let people speak freely — and the more they talk, the clearer it becomes how little some of them actually understand about the topics they’re protesting.
