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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

Thousands of Israelis protest against judicial reform at the Azrieli junction in Tel Aviv, on April 8, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

When the enemy is within: From the First Temple to Oct. 7

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.

Steve Rosenberg

May 2, 2025

Classroom. Credit: nhicnttcantho/Pixabay.

Woke indoctrination is destroying schools, and equity is the Trojan Horse

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?

Steve Rosenberg

March 12, 2025

Star of David. Credit: Hans/Pixabay.

Honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day amid current challenges

In Jewish tradition, “zachor,” the command to remember, is not passive. It is active, communal and transformative.

Steve Rosenberg

Jan. 27, 2025

The King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pa., during the Christmas season, Nov. 28, 2017. Credit: Dough4872 via Wikimedia Commons.

Being Jewish at Christmas: Embracing the spirit of the season

In a world that feels divided, the holiday season offers a rare chance for unity.

Steve Rosenberg

Dec. 20, 2024

A World War II cattle car exhibit teaching lessons of the Holocaust is being shown throughout the United States. Credit: Courtesy of Hate Ends Now.

Why Holocaust education isn’t enough to combat antisemitism today

We must reframe Jewish history from one of victimhood to one of strength, agency and contributions to global society.

Steve Rosenberg

Nov. 26, 2024

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 24, 2024. Photo by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images.

The ‘shomer’ who isn’t watching out for the Jewish community

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.

Steve Rosenberg

Nov. 14, 2024

People pay their respects at a memorial in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh to the 11 Jewish victims of a mass shooting a week earlier, Nov. 4, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

United in grief, strong in hope before sixth anniversary of Tree of Life shooting

What sets this year apart is not only the physical trauma of a seven-front war facing Israel but the ripple effect this has had on Jews worldwide.

Steve Rosenberg

Oct. 20, 2024

Israeli soldiers patrol the Blue Line, a territory between Israel and Lebanon, near Kibbutz Misgav Am, on March 9, 2021. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.

The absurdity of calls for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel

Instead of pursuing unproductive talks, the focus should be on enforcing existing resolutions, like U.N. Resolution 1701.

Steve Rosenberg

Sept. 30, 2024

U.S. President Bill Clinton looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO head Yasser Arafat shake hands at the signing of the Oslo Accords on Sept. 13, 1993. Credit: William J. Clinton Presidential Library/National Archives & Records Administration.

The two-state delusion

Why the pursuit of the two-state solution is a path to more terror, not peace.

Steve Rosenberg

Aug. 20, 2024