It’s Time for Jews to Act Up, Fight Back, and Fight Our Enemies.

Another attack. Another statement. Another round of carefully worded outrage from the usual Jewish suspects—ADL, JFed, AJC, Stand With Us, End Antisemitism, and assorted influencers.

Talk about yada yada yada.

Within hours, the same press releases begin circulating from the same organizations to the same constituents. The language barely changes.

“We condemn.” “We stand together.” “We must confront hate.”

And my personal favorite: “Never Again Is Now,” perhaps the biggest crock of shit of all time.

Then the cycle rinses and repeats.

At this point it feels less like leadership and more like ritualistic pandering for additional funds. “Help us fight antisemitism.”

Which reminds me of George Bush’s classic statement: “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.”

It’s performative and increasingly disconnected from the reality Jewish communities are facing daily.

[SIDEBAR] As my mother would say in Yiddish: “Morgyn Briynneh Retechhh Trogen.” The literal translation: “Tomorrow burning, carrying radishes.” Actual meaning: A classic Yiddish idiom for pure nonsense. It’s the ultimate non-sequitur—used when someone says something so illogical or unrelated to the topic that it might as well be gibberish.

The recent surge in antisemitic violence since the war with Iran has exposed a dangerous........

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