Steve Rosenberg Archives

Steve Rosenberg

Steve Rosenberg is principal of the GSD Group and board chair of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He is the author of Make Bold Things Happen: Inspirational Stories From Sports, Business and Life.

“March for Israel” rally in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2023. Credit: Tedeytan via Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish nonprofits must embrace unity

These organizations can become a powerful force for advocacy and social change if they collaborate with one another.

Steve Rosenberg

November 21, 2023

Ayn Rand, the founder of Objectivism. Photo: public domain

Objectivism and Israel’s right to defend itself

Ayn Rand’s philosophy holds that every nation, like every person, possesses an inherent right to exist and defend its citizens.

Steve Rosenberg

October 29, 2023

Inside the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Moving beyond the building

Rethinking the place-centric approach in Judaism

Steve Rosenberg

October 1, 2023

A makeshift shrine to the victims of the mass shooting at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Credit: Brendt A. Petersen.

Uniting against hate: Lessons from Squirrel Hill’s resilience

In the face of unspeakable tragedy, a community can rise above hatred, embracing education, unity and empathy as tools for transformation.

Steve Rosenberg

September 13, 2023

Independence Day: A tale of two nations

While the United States and Israel share the common thread of independence, their historical contexts, cultural traditions and challenges have shaped contrasting approaches to their respective celebrations.

Steve Rosenberg

June 22, 2023

Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

‘Trading Places’ between Israel and the US

A classic film teaches us the ironies of a role reversal.

Steve Rosenberg

May 23, 2023

Image from the broadside of Robin Hood and Maid Marion. before 1700. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Robin Hood got it half right

Maimonides was way ahead of his time; he knew the power of tzedakah and the importance of Jews caring for each other.

Steve Rosenberg

March 19, 2023

Family and friends attend the funeral of 14-year-old Asher Natan, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Neve Yaakov neighborhood on Friday evening, in the Beit Shemesh Cemetery on Jan. 28, 2023. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Groundhog Day over and over

We need good people to stand up, every day, against antisemitism.

Steve Rosenberg

January 31, 2023

The bodies of Israeli sportsmen killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich arrive in Israel. Photo by Eldan David/GPO via Wikimedia Commons.

We must always honor the ‘Munich 11’

Jewish sports will go on while remembering those who paid the ultimate price for being Jews and Israelis.

Steve Rosenberg

August 11, 2022

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