For several weeks now, since the new government was formed in the wake of Israel’s recent election which gave Prime Minister Netanyahu a 65-55 majority in the Knesset, many of us have been unsettled by the rising acrimony in Israel. There are several legislative agendas being put forward b…
Recently I wrote about celebrating our Jewish identity as the foremost response to any discrimination we face. I wanted to highlight how much we as a community have to be proud of and how much we as a people can reflect on as sources of inspiration.
Before I do, I want to pre-empt the obvio…
Last week, I had an opportunity to speak with a number of middle school students at one of Rockland’s synagogue hebrew schools. I was invited to speak about the Federation and its role in confronting antisemitism. The key message I gave to the students was that the most important way to co…
Several years ago, I wrote these short posts on observing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is observed today. As you will see, I have had some conflicted thoughts about how we as a Jewish community should think about it.
In 2015 I wrote:
When is the right day to memorialize…
I read yesterday that many of you are winners of a world renowned prize. No, not the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. This week, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced the winner of the 2023 Genesis Prize. Last year, the winner was Alfred Bourla, the Jewish Pfizer CEO responsible for d…
