Columns on Antisemitism

Thank You, Progressive Jews, for Defending Israel in Difficult Spaces (a thankless and isolating, but morally correct choice)

‘Are You a Zionist?’ How Jon Hirsch and His Son Were Forced to Leave an Oakland Coffee Shop Over a ‘Violent’ Star of David Cap

You Know You Love Being Jewish If…(check ‘em off your list)

The Audacious Joy of Judea Pearl (a truly courageous man)

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Jew? No One, Apparently (the sad truth)

Graduation Speeches are Going to Get Ugly, and Jews Need to Be Prepared

The Radically Self-Loving Jew: Part I (beyond Star of David necklaces)

The Radically Self-Loving Jew: Part II (and ABC Please tools)

Why Aren’t We Exposing More Palestinian Hate Against America?

An Ode to Hillel (and my heartfelt gratitude)

Love, Hate and the Legacy of Dr. Benjamin Harouni, z”l

If Only the Ancient Jews Knew About Jamie Foxx (and why Matthew was so sensitive about his name)

It’s the Intifada, Stupid (no, really)

A Letter to Jewish College Students (and a special message at the end)

Debra Messing and Mandana Dayani: Jewish Champions (JUNE 2023 COVER STORY)

Jews and Hollywood: It’s Complicated (JUNE 2023 COVER STORY)

Seven Jews to Keep in Mind This Rosh Hashanah (2024)

Are Jews in Iran Safe? Don’t Ask a Rabbi in Tehran (exposing an unprecendented warning against Iran’s Jewish community)

The Time Iran Sheltered Jews During the Holocaust (over one-thousand Jews, to be precise)

The Crown Prince in Israel (and why the other shoe often drops)

Have You Heard of the Farhud? (why haven’t more people heard of the Nazi-era massacre of Iraqi Jews?)

How Should Happy and Spiritual Jews Respond to News About Crime? (and what to do about it)

Have You Heard of the Jewish Joan of Arc? (honoring an nineteenth-century teenager of whom few have heard)

Have You Heard of the Jewish Joan of Arc? Part II (read part one, above, before learning the conclusion)

The LA Rabbi Who Saved Countless Iranian Jews (thank you, Rabbi Dershowitz)

Unpacking the Shootings in Pico Robertson (and defending Persian Jews, in particular)

Why Have So Many Jewish Siblings Been Taken from Us in Recent Months? (is there a deeper message?)

Kanye West: The Great Jewish Unifier (and the amazing catch-22 of antisemitism)

Judea Pearl: Reflections on Loss, Artificial Intelligence, and “Zionophobia” (COVER STORY)

Twenty-Five Head-Scratching Questions About Jews, Israel and the Middle East (Canada did what?!)

Want to Be Pro-Israel? Support Iranians (a vital read for anyone concerned about Iran and Israel)

Was There Anything Redeemable About Jewish Gangsters? (I asked the experts)

Do We Still Know the Meaning of “Fascist”? (In Los Angeles, the answer is “no”)

An Irreplaceable Loss for Iranian Jewry (on the incredible legacy of Faryar Nikbakht)

Five Lessons from Colleyville (that all Jews should heed)

Sharansky: Calling Anti-Vaxxers “Refuseniks” Cheapens Original Term (why the media must stop appropriating a term for oppressed Soviet Jews)

Dances with Judea Pearl (a recollection of the legendary professor’s unabashed Zionism)

Amnesty and Honesty (showing true, bigoted colors)

ADL Report Reveals Iranian Textbooks Are Seething with Anti-Semitism and Incitement (the brainwashing of a new generation)

Non-Jewish Victim in L.A. Restaurant Attack: “I Do Everything for My Friends” (an interview with Mher)

Jewish Victim of Restaurant Attack in L.A.: “These Guys Were Looking to Hurt People” (an interview with “Michael”)

Stories the Virus Took From Us (what happened to all those antisemitic incidents?)

Set Up to Fail: The Liability of Being a Jew on Campusset-upwho can g-a-jew-on-campus/ (and how Mizrahi students can help)

I’m a Former Jewish Refugee. Would “The Squad” Have Given Me Refuge Today? (a question worth asking)

Q&A with Rep. Ted Lieu on Combatting Antisemitism (and why such hatred is truly bipartisan)

Google Says Antisemitic Words Were “Hurtful.” That’s Wrong. They Were Dangerous (when big tech meets the oldest hatred)

GoFundMe Campaign for Non-Jewish Diner Who Protected Jews in L.A. Attack Raises $36,000 (the initiative of one Angeleno)