In April 2024, following an antisemitic incident that took place at one of our local high schools, I worked with that district's staff and developed an anti-hate workshop that I have now presented several times over the last two years. The workshop includes what I call a "Gallery of Hate." T…
Saturday night, my family and I had a chance to catch Parade at Ahmanson Theater. It was a show I had wanted to see for a long time, particularly due to its subject matter and its timeliness. If you are not aware, the musical takes place in Georgia in the 1910’s and centers around a rape a…
Shortly after the news of the US bombing Iran’s three nuclear sites, I got a call from my oldest daughter asking if I could explain both what led up to this moment and what it all means. I suspected she would call to understand the issue better since it is so complex, rooted with historica…
On Thursday, September 27, 2012, during Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's UN General Assembly address, he showed what was colloquially called the "Bibi Bomb," a diagram that looked more like something from Boris and Natasha. However, its impact as a visual remains with me today. He was tryi…
You may not know this, but on this day in 1692, the first execution following the Salem Witch trials took place. Bridget Bishop was hanged as a result of people accusing her of being a witch. And if I’m not mistaken, it was around this time that the term “witch hunt” entered society’…
