Author: David Rutman

In the 1960s, when Cher performed as one-half of a popular duo with her husband, Sonny Bono, they recorded songs as “Sonny and Cher.” One of their biggest hits was “The Beat Goes On.” I always thought the song’s title was a metaphor for the persistence and continuity of life: that despite all the turmoil […]

The fifth season of Netflix’s global thriller, “Fauda,” is now streaming, ten years after the hit television series first introduced the gritty realism and high drama of Israeli counterespionage to the world of undercover cop procedurals. It has been an improbable hit since its launch. Each season landed in the top 10 in the 43 […]

Those of us who are not of the Democrat politic party have believed that the Democrats have done little to stop the disease of Jew hatred from infiltrating their party. They have encouraged anti-Semites to operate and run for and get elected to public office. This past week has demonstrably proven that with the caving […]

Members of the Maman team at the Nice Jewish Runners gathering in Santa Monica. Jasmine Golshan, Ruth Sonbolian, Maman COO Michelle Mirshokri and Maman volunteers Daniel and Eleanor Sonbolian. Photo courtesy of Maman On Aug. 30, Maman, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit with a strong presence in the Persian-Jewish community, held three events for three very different stages of Jewish life: a […]

Before parents start helping high school seniors apply to college this year, they may want to look at a new report from Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF). The organization recently released its 2025-26 Campus Climate Brief, showing the most concerning and most supportive college campuses for Jewish and pro-Israel students. The report, which can be […]

A fatal traffic collision outside Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) in Encino on the morning of Sept. 12, as High Holiday services were underway, claimed the life of synagogue board member Karen Rubinstein and left VBS members Kyle Meyerowitz and her son, Elon Van Pelt, hospitalized. In the days since, the community has stepped up to provide […]

Ido Goldfarb would arrive at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem at 9 a.m. every morning to start his day. The eleventh grader, who attends Shalhevet High School, worked at the hospital this past summer, learning about medicine in a place he loves: Israel. He was participating in NCSY/JSU’s Next Step summer program, which gives […]

The silver anniversary of 9/11 was marked this year by not only the annual recitation of the names of the dead, but the maiden voyage of a steel beam recovered from the Ground Zero wreckage. What had fallen from the sky will now cross the country as a symbol of Islam’s war against the West. […]