Bondi Beach Attack During Hanukkah
Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack: Antisemitism, Survival, and the Obligation to Act During a Jewish gathering on Bondi Beach, celebrating Hanukkah, Jews were murdered because of who they are. It was not random. It was not incidental. There were multiple attackers, not a lone individual acting in isolation. To be precise, the attackers were a […]
Time Will Not Make You Stronger. Training Will
You Are Running Out of “Later.” In the future, we all plan on being better. We tell ourselves that soon we’ll train, eat cleaner, save money, learn the skill we’ve been avoiding, and finally show up as the person we imagine. We build entire identities around future intentions. We promise that one day we’ll get […]
Why Time Slows Down in a Fight
The Science Behind Tunnel Vision in a Fight- There is a moment in every real conflict where the world stops behaving the way you expect. Time stretches. Movements look slow. Your awareness narrows until only one thing matters. Later, when the danger passes and the mind tries to replay what happened, the memory is incomplete. […]
Fragility Is Celebrated: So Let’s Redefine Heroism
How a Culture That Fears Discomfort Lost Its Heroes This morning, I overheard a young woman in her twenties say to her friend, “You are such a hero.” I turned to see what she was talking about. Her friend had spoken up during a group project meeting and disagreed with her classmates. Calmly. Confidently. Nothing […]
What Students Want vs. What They Need: The Real Role of a Teacher
What Students Want vs. What They Need: The Real Role of a Teacher When people come to train, they usually think they know what they are looking for. They want to get stronger, learn how to fight, and feel confident. Some want discipline, others want community. But what a student wants and what they need […]
Why Defunding Police Will Lead to More Violence, Not Less
Defunding the Police? Here’s What Actually Happens on the Street When people speak about policing, the debate is often hijacked by slogans. On one side you hear “support the blue.” On the other hand, “defund the police.” Both positions are shallow because they avoid the real question: what do we want police officers to be […]
The Danger of the Algorithm
How Echo Chambers Threaten Equality and Democracy We live in a time when every opinion comes with a label. If you don’t believe in X you are immediately defined as Y. If you do believe in Y then you are X. Every stance is a test. Every word sorts you into a camp. It is […]
The Four Kinds of Forgiveness We Seek Before Yom Kippur
Forgiveness is More Complicated Than Fighting Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is called the Day of Atonement, but that phrase alone does not capture its depth. For twenty-five hours, Jews fast, pray, and reflect. It is not a festival of food or celebration. It is a day of reckoning […]
Is Human Nature Good or Evil?
Are Humans Inherently Good or Evil? In 1974, the performance artist Marina Abramović staged one of the most disturbing social experiments ever attempted. The piece was called Rhythm 0. For six hours she stood still in a gallery in Naples while members of the audience were invited to do whatever they pleased to her. […]
Witch Hunts for Sale and the Death of Truth Online
From Salem To Social Media: Stop Rewarding Fast Lies My work takes me to interesting places. This time, I want to tell you about my trip to Salem. We all heard about the witch hunt in movies and in school. It is a tidy story, easy to package, and now the city sells it back […]
