An ostensible advantage of leading one of the largest synagogues in Los Angeles, Sinai Temple, is that the outside world tends to monitor what is and is not said during a perceived crisis.
Lotan, who lives in Israel, visited Los Angeles recently to address the local Jewish community about the ongoing effort of MDA to provide lifesaving services to Israelis.
The nonprofit educational organization’s priority is to advocate for Israel and to counter BDS campaigns and antisemitism on campuses and beyond.
It’s uncommon to see an Israeli-Arab being outspoken about supporting Israel because it puts them at immediate risk of retaliation.
Gordon Gallery, a prominent contemporary art gallery founded in Tel Aviv in 1966, opened its NYC space with a group show featuring such leading Israeli artists as Gilad Efrat, Moshe Kupferman, Yaacov Dorchin, and Rita Alima.
The reality is not that the Jewish community is alone but that we are woefully outspent and understaffed in the intergroup relations arena.
Israel has long presented itself as the guarantor of Jewish security—but can we really say that this is true in the wake of Oct. 7th?
The bin Laden story aligns perfectly with the psychological narrative of the 2019 Hollywood blockbuster “Joker.”
Why such an outpouring? Is it the story itself or is something else at play?
The trip ended up being a great one for both of us.
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