September 1, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES MAKING NEWS Alarming Levels of K-12 Antisemitism Demand Response A classmate told a Jewish ninth grader at a California high school that he hopes the boy’s “entire family burns in hell” and that Hamas kills them all. Administrators dismissed the student’s […]
Choosing to be a Blessing or a Curse Parashat Ki Tavo portrays a binary world: blessing or curse. The verses about the blessing include this exhortation: “And you shall enjoy, together with the Levite and the stranger [ger] in your midst, all the bounty that the Eternal your God has bestowed upon you and your […]
August 25, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – STORIES Antisemitism Moves from Encampments into Classrooms This summer, a college in Oregon agreed to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism and hire an independent outside monitor to keep watch over its campus – one of the most sweeping campus antisemitism settlements […]
August 18, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES When Prayer Needs Protection, No Faith Is Truly Safe Prayers turned into shouts as an assailant forced his way into New York City’s Central Synagogue during Friday night Shabbat services on Aug. 14 and attacked a congregant and a guard. An […]
August 11, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES Never Believe Hamas, Except When It Comes to Murdering Jews Twenty-five years ago, at Jerusalem’s Sbarro pizzeria, 8-year-old Chaya stood in line to order beside her father, sister and brother on a family outing when an explosion ripped through the packed […]
August 4, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES Antisemites Worldwide Grow More Brazen in Public and Online Attacks Hatred against Jews has moved from hateful words into violent action – in the U.S. and around the world – where Jews are blamed for everything from genocide to […]
July 28, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES Mamdani is Fixated on Israel while Jews are Hate Crime Targets in NYC President Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House – the same leader that NYC Mayor Mamdani has spent more than a year […]
July 21, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES The Jewish People Stand, Despite Historic and Current Efforts to Destroy Them With attacks on Jews worldwide and the State of Israel reaching a fever pitch, the Jewish people commemorate Tisha B’Av – a solemn time that has combined many catastrophes […]
July 14, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES Where Criticizing Israel Ends and Hating Jews Begins An American politician considering a run for president recently leveled harsh criticism against Israel’s government while still supporting the U.S.-Israel alliance. Rahm Emanuel – President Obama’s Jewish chief of staff – […]
June 23, 2026 STAY INFORMED – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS TO CONSIDER – VOICES – STORIES A Rewarded Regime and an Unfinished Fight The Iranian regime that seized American hostages, murdered U.S. Marines and remains committed to destroying Israel stands to receive sanctions relief, unfrozen assets and hundreds of billions in cash if a final […]