When we mourn the extreme levels of suffering in the world together as a community, we can be held and hold others as we each go through our own personal cycles of grief, or what the Germans refer to as Weltschmerz (a deep sadness about the imperfection of the world). Such communal solidarity can get us through our darkest moments and ensure we

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But woven into the anguish is a fundamental truth that will ultimately be our saving grace: We have an irrepressible bond with each and every Jew that transcends logic and reason. The hostages being held right now in Gaza are my family, and I will risk life and limb to bring them home.

Como judeu, estou ciente da importância da existência de Israel para a sobrevivência de todos nós. E, como tenho orgulho de ser judeu, estou preocupado com o crescente antissemitismo e antissionismo no mundo