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Coffee, Bagels and Israel’s Last Line of Defense
October 11 was a dreary, rainy morning in Cincinnati, but inside the house, hot coffee had been brewed and the finest offerings had been laid out in anticipation. The host warmly welcomed friends as they arrived one by one, helped themselves to bagels and spread out through the house. They had been invited to meet Ari Briggs and hear about the work that had brought him to Cincinnati: preparing Israeli communities to defend themselves.
Read. This. Book. (Even If You Think It’s Not for You): A Review of White. Blonde. Jew.
Over the past month, I’ve read two books that left me with a similar feeling: Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott and White. Blonde. Jew.: A Call to End Extremism, Speak Up, and Reclaim Center by Alyssa Rosenheck. That doesn’t mean Rosenheck’s book lacks merit. Quite the opposite. There is a tremendous amount of value in what she has written, even if I didn’t always connect with how she delivered it.
Finishing What Our Fathers Began — Parshat Lech Lecha
Before Abraham ever heard the words “Lech lecha”—“Go forth”—Terah had already begun the journey. “Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they came as far as Haran, they settled there.”
Israeli Point Guard Signs with Cleveland Cavaliers
Noam Yaacov (21) has signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Israeli point guard signed a “Camp Deal” and received the opportunity to play in the NBA for the 2026-27 season. Yaacov spent last season playing for Ostende in Belgium, where he averaged 7.4 points, 5.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. Yaacov will head to the G League, from which he can try to earn a spot on the team.
SJP’s promised explanation for choosing October 7 never came
Hosted by UC’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and the Cincinnati Palestine Solidarity Coalition, the October 7, 2026, session was advertised as “Settler Violence.” Students filled the room. The evening’s argument would reach from Israel’s founding to American tax dollars, with Kamel Musallet’s account of his son’s death bringing the consequences into painful focus.
From Remembrance to Reflection: NKU Chase JILSA Students Commemorate October 7
On October 7, 2026, the Jewish and Israeli Law Students’ Association (JILSA) at Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law gathered to remember, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversation on the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and its people.
New Developments in Lawsuit Over HUC’s Cincinnati Assets
The College for Contemporary Judaism (CCJ) can now participate in the legal dispute over the future of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion’s (HUC) Cincinnati assets, following an Oct. 5 ruling by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Wagner.
The Ark of the Deal – Parshat Noach
As fathers, our highest calling is to teach in a way that endures—to raise the next generation so that it, too, can raise the one after it. We’re meant to teach not only skills but also conscience: how to see the divine spark in one another, how to live with decency and purpose.
An October 7th Reflection
Three years ago, I apologized to my children. I told them I had been wrong. Monsters actually do exist. What I didn’t understand then was just how brilliant those monsters would prove to be. They murdered, raped and kidnapped Jews, and somehow managed to convince much of the world that they were the victims and the Jews were the aggressors.
On Probation at UC, SJP Promotes a Charity Accused of Terrorist Ties
The appeal is three words: “Donate to Palestinians.” Those are the words on the University of Cincinnati’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP UC) chapter’s public Linktree that directs supporters to the Middle East Children’s Alliance, a California nonprofit now facing a congressional referral to the IRS over alleged ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.