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Steve Rosenberg

Steve Rosenberg

Steve Rosenberg is the principal of the Team GSD and the regional director for NAVI in Philadelphia. He is the author of the book, Make Bold Things Happen: Inspirational Stories From Sports, Business and Life.

It’s not just what is being taught. It’s who gets to decide and who gets excluded from the process.
It’s time for a new strategy. One that matches the immediacy and reality of the moment.
That doesn’t mean we stop caring about other causes. It does mean we stop sacrificing ourselves at the altar of movements that see us as expendable.
We had become what our ancestors were in the last days of the Temple: a people so embroiled in internal division that we left ourselves exposed.
Do we believe in the power of the individual, or will we submit to a system that sees people only as members of identity groups?
In Jewish tradition, “zachor,” the command to remember, is not passive. It is active, communal and transformative.
In a world that feels divided, the holiday season offers a rare chance for unity.
We must reframe Jewish history from one of victimhood to one of strength, agency and contributions to global society.
At a time when public outcry is desperately needed to confront antisemitism, Chuck Schumer’s silence and inaction are as disturbing as they are disappointing.