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Every Pharaoh Must Go
January 21, 2026
This is a moment for the people of Iran to exercise their courage and their power. And it is a moment for the world to stand together in support.
Deborah Lipstadt Is Right About Mississippi and Intifadas
January 21, 2026
The first two intifadas were confined to Israel and the territories it administers. But the Third Intifada has gone global.
A Looming Mess in Gaza
January 21, 2026
Over the course of a 72-hour frenzy in mid-January, the Trump administration announced four different administrative bodies tasked with various responsibilities for the transition and reconstruction of post-war Gaza.
From Iran to America: What America Refuses to See
January 21, 2026
My family learned, the hard way, that when a theocratic regime consolidates power, it does not stop with one group.
King’s Dream Was an American Dream
January 19, 2026
I can’t think of a better way to honor his legacy than to remember how he tried to bring our country together through the shared ideals expressed at our founding.
Why Be Jewish?
January 19, 2026
The Jew is a mirror that reflects the state of the world – at times its openness, kindness and generosity of spirit, at other times its spasms of ferocious barbarism.
Remembering Black January: Reflecting on Oppression, Courage, and the Price of Freedom
January 19, 2026
Black January did not save the Soviet Union. It shattered it. Rather than crushing Azerbaijan’s will, the massacre unified it.
The Rise of MAGA Antisemitism Was Inevitable
January 18, 2026
Long-simmering antisemitism on the American Right has erupted into plain view.
America’s Amnesia About Iran
January 18, 2026
Why is Iran not on anyone’s radar? Because calling for the end of an Islamic regime is not as satisfying as demanding the annihilation of the world’s one Jewish state.
Note to Mamdani: Public Teachers Are Hijacking MLK Day With Palestinian Propaganda
January 17, 2026
Imagine the outcry if a group of Jewish public schoolteachers would announce a “Zionist teach-in” for MLK Day. Would Mayor Mamdani allow such a disruption of a national holiday?
In Iran, Unlimited Courage Confronts Unlimited Cruelty
January 16, 2026
The butchers of Tehran love their own freedom to be butchers. What they can’t seem to stomach is to give their people the same freedom to be human.
When Tragedy Strikes, Chai Lifeline’s Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox Is There to Help
January 16, 2026
The rabbi’s goal is to make sure that Chai Lifeline is there to assist in any way possible.
LA Jewish Film Fest Screening, Repair the World Shabbaton, LA Federation Names Chair
January 16, 2026
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
The Jewish Spirit in the Age of Mamdani
January 16, 2026
Mayors come and go, but the Jewish people will continue onward.
A Bisl Torah – Vaera: When Patience Is Not a Virtue
January 16, 2026
That we are inured to the rising tide of antisemitism is dismaying—but it isn’t shocking.
Anti-Semitism Is Not Just Wrong. It’s Stupid.
January 15, 2026
It’s well-known that the hate that starts with Jews never ends with Jews. Hating Jews, in other words, is suicidal, which makes it even more stupid.
