Here’s why I’ll gladly give Trump all the credit for the hostage deal
President-elect Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2020. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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Rob Eshman
January 15, 2025
The hostage...
The rabbis did disaster pretty well’: Amid wildfires, LA Jews cope with regret — and rancor
Flames from the Palisades Fire burn in front of the Jewish Temple Chabad of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7. Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty...
What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation
Where do we look in challenging times? To the Torah. Graphic by Forward Illustration/Canva/Courtesy of Cantor Ruth Berman Harris
Senior Columnist
Rob Eshman
January 10, 2025
LOS ANGELES...
I was hosting a shiva in LA — then the fires started
Burned cars sat parked in front of a burning home as the Eaton Fire moved through Altadena, California on Wednesday. Photo by Justin...
Four years after Jan. 6, pardons for rioters would be an insult — and threat — to Jews
Demonstrators erect a wooden cross outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Senior Columnist
Rob...