Horrific tragedy. This is exactly what happens when a worldview refuses to tolerate Jews living openly, visibly, and together.

Chanukah is only on the surface about light banishing darkness. In truth, it is about refusing to disappear.

This entire weekend

Grateful for the bystander who intervened at the #Bondi attack.

But notice how quickly the story shifted to the rescuer’s identity, while the fact that *Jews* were targeted at a holiday celebration fades into the background?

Bravery deserves recognition. Antisemitism deserves to be named clearly.

The death toll in Sydney keeps climbing. Victims include:
* a 12 year-old girl
* a rabbi
* a Holocaust survivor

A hero prevented a shooter from continuing his carnage.

We all need to be the heroes and stop the spread of hate before it turns violent.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-dec...

🧵on what the world needs to understand after the Bondi Beach terrorist attack against Jews on Chanukah…

1/ This wasn’t random. Hatred is learned, rewarded, normalized, then acted upon. Violence is the final step, not the first.

Do your own research” on Hep B requires…billions of $$, 15–20 years, labs, large human trials, and full expert teams in virology, immunology, and clinical science.

I guess everyone should get started on that now starting with at least a PhD in Biology.

What gives you hope?

Not what makes you optimistic, but rather gives you the courage to hope?

I think it’s safe to say that Dylan Cease is past his prime. In what universe do the Padres lose to the White Sox?

The new album from the California Honeydrops is excellent. In one word: luscious. Go listen to it.

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#music #californiahoneydrops

“when the Jewish community’s safety is treated as negotiable, we’re left with no choice. Pride should be a place of healing and inclusion — not one that turns its back on a community in pain.” —Dr. Jennifer Anger, who resigned from Pride as med. director

timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...

San Diego Pride must reject antisemitism and champion true inclusion - Activist Andrea Beth Damsky who speaks out against hate wants Pride to be safe for all - including Jewish people timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2025...

What’s with the haters? Luis Arraez since ‘22:
• MLB-best .331 AVG
• 3 straight batting titles (AL ➡️ NL)
• K rate 5.8 % (league 22%)
• MLB-best 636 hits

Low homers ≠ low impact. Ask pitchers how fun it is to face a human barrel finder. #HitMachine #Padres

🔁 @SammyLev retweeted
@PatrickDLyons In the history of baseball, only four times has a team scored 20+ runs and pitched a shutout.

CLE: 22-0, 9/16/1976
CHC: 21-0, 4/23/2022
NYY: 21-0, 8/13/1939 (G2)
DET: 21-0, 9/15/1901
MIL: 20-0, 4/22/2010

Padres are up 20-0 on the Rockies in the seventh.

I miss Fred Rogers.

I miss having a national hero who modeled virtues like empathy, humility, compassion, grace, and kindness.

The bullies have stolen the national spotlight. Bravado may be celebrated now, but it is destructive — causing only pain and humiliation.

Let’s move the spotlight.

Turns out listening to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim is a great way to start the day with calm and clarity amidst the chaos in the world.