<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alex Sternberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Sternberg]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:03:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.alexsternberg.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Jews ask: Where is the JDL when we need them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the dark clouds of antisemitism gather to cast a shadow over Jewish communities worldwide, the question ” Where is the JDL today when we need them?” is repeated with increasing frequency. What was the contribution of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) and its leader, Rabbi Meir Kahane (ZT”L), that this question lingers in the psyche of so many Jews globally? Kahane established the JDL in response to the increasing attacks on Jews in Brooklyn and other Jewish communities during the late ’60s....]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/why-jews-ask-where-is-the-jdl-when-we-need-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2058703473cc62ac576041</guid><category><![CDATA[Jews and Sports]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_a864721e173c419985472d029d8a1839~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Jews, time to organize and fight back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The situation in New York City and its surrounding boroughs is worsening daily. Antisemitic groups, including Hamas supporters, are targeting peaceful Orthodox neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens with their antisemitic and anti-Israel messages. Some images show hope—religious Jews wearing kippahs confronting the attackers—but these efforts are unorganized, spontaneous, and insufficient. We need to improve our response. It’s crucial to take proactive steps to defend our...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/new-york-jews-time-to-organize-and-fight-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a205b0d345fdf6c425164b3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_af629d9e14154322b1a33f56239ed639~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_650,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My personal reflection of Chuck Norris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Sternberg and Chuck Norris interviewed by Geraldo Rivera My phone kept buzzing nonstop with messages about Chuck Norris’s passing. I quickly shared a cherished photo with Chuck on my Facebook page, confirming my friendship with the renowned karate champion and actor. Soon, many others posted their own pictures with the legendary champ. Seeing all those photos, I understood that Chuck’s true kindness — always willing to take a picture with anyone — was what made him special. He was not...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/my-personal-reflection-of-chuck-norris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cc0720f7044e6cf7a3118e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_34a2b5e201de4f3889d51c57d2b0585f~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the death penalty for terrorists proposed by Ben-Gvir 'Jewish'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As terror rises, Israel faces a fierce debate: Does justice require executing convicted terrorists, or does it betray Jewish values? Arab terrorism has been rising not only in Gaza but also in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank ). Terrorists are mounting deadly attacks with increasing frequency. Some believe this increase in terror is directly tied to lenient prison sentences meted out by the courts. Even when the sentence is life in prison without the possibility of parole, terrorists...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/is-the-death-penalty-for-terrorists-proposed-by-ben-gvir-jewish</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6968139b801fea0f8809b466</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_89284e8988dc447b9db5868285d66b1f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shavuot: A Rose by any other name…..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chag HaBikurim (Bringing the First Produce) marks the time when the Jewish people, upon entering the land of Israel, evolved into an...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/shavuot-a-rose-by-any-other-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68406b392658f8e2f9b82087</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_5ba843eb460f4977a7c0f75717867847~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikveh, prayer and the Temple Mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ascending it is controversial in Judaism, but I found it spiritually uplifting. have wanted to visit the Temple Mount ( Har Habayit ) ...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/mikveh-prayer-and-the-temple-mount</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6823db3a492ff4fd56d3e3f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_6bfa252385dd49f3b2a2b940b11c1cd3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli ‘hegemon’ will make deal-making in the Mideast all the more moral]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a “New York Times” op-ed, former U.S. officials ignore the many times that Israel has offered peace and territory, only to be met with terror.]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/israeli-hegemon-will-make-deal-making-in-the-mideast-all-the-more-moral</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ffc5d55da170a6b4de87dd</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_2576cf95f75947d39f4558103cd6bfbf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Gaza relocation plan revives old wounds and regional resistance - opinion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump’s proposal to relocate Gazans sparks Arab backlash—reviving decades-old debates over Palestinian identity, displacement, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/trump-s-gaza-relocation-plan-revives-old-wounds-and-regional-resistance-opinion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67eac6f62cb23a613958141c</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_530f1df85bb648ec9c8a58ca096640db~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rabbi who must not be named- Rabbi Meir Kahane]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems that for extreme liberal progressives, Rabbi Meir Kahane has become the “Rabbi who must not be named.” When Lizzy Savetsky, a...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/the-rabbi-who-must-not-be-named-rabbi-meir-kahane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d058afa59682cab20d65e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be68d9_3a1e56deb1e74e7fa2a572b638472d73~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections on October 7th, the Holocaust and the Jewish Defense League]]></title><description><![CDATA[The October 7 th murder of over 1200 Israelis and kidnapping of several hundred others has been described as the most vicious attack on...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/reflections-on-october-7th-the-holocaust-and-the-jewish-defense-league</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678941645e293231a971a8d4</guid><category><![CDATA[Holocaust]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:03:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_8eb54bc720b048cb9bed07a8d46135ce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_644,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Were Never Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The worldwide rise in anti-Semitism has been astonishing. While it impacts us all, our college students bear an outsized burden.  A far...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/we-were-never-victims</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672129ee7011d7c34989ebd9</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_f4e63877d6594be5935becf65bf33b28~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting the “Peaceful“ citizens of Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immediately, beginning on October 8, the vocal Hamas Choir began a worldwide cry to demand a cease-fire to protect the peace-loving...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/protecting-the-peaceful-citizens-of-gaza</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c37ae1c05883e51fc7f16a</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_a456ecfc018b4618bd4199c1b02586de~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_936,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1969 Israel Day Parade - A Day to Remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parade wound its way up Fifth Avenue. Bursting with pride, I marched alongside my friends and with thousands of others. My friends...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/the-1969-israel-day-parade-a-day-to-remember</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c376b0c77d3fbaace8b03f</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:46:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_3c909b910771438d872bd1c205887c83~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_874,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The formation of the Jewish Defense League]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise of anti-Semitism is alarming Jews the world over. Hardly a day goes by without an article written by Jewish leaders documenting...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/the-formation-of-the-jewish-defense-league</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c375e80a810bfee4539663</guid><category><![CDATA[Jews and Sports]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:44:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_9ee9e90a1d4747d9bc34af7f1a0007c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_772,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘In a place where there are no men…’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news has become more horrifying with each passing day. Ignorant students, armed with lies supplied by professional pro-Hamas...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/in-a-place-where-there-are-no-men</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c3791c7ffaa16dfd67c743</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_4a7481b1f69c4f978398087d0748014d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_790,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isn’t it time to empower our youth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most stirring and inspiring songs in the Siddur is “Lecha Dodi,” which we sing on Friday evenings to welcome the Sabbath. In...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/isn-t-it-time-to-empower-our-youth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c3788fd5eb1a296bc2a52f</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_5f7a2673c1c0493db99838ebacfcd504~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[US College Presidents Need an Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have seen outrageous pro-Hamas demonstrations on numerous US campuses. Most striking were students at some of the highest-priced...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/us-college-presidents-need-an-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672d91c378771598503da78a</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_c74c616f3ae24f04995727134548e2b8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_888,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Meir Kahane I remember– a personal recollection]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the late ’60s, with the world slowly forgetting the enormity of the crime perpetrated against the Jewish people, when the attacks...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/the-meir-kahane-i-remember-a-personal-recollection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c375a1c77d3fbaace8af51</guid><category><![CDATA[Jews and Sports]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_5a3f9970bd0145e1ba306e94139a7114~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_662,h_414,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kahane-bashers can’t explain Kahanism!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billy Joel famously wrote in his song, “It’s still Rock and Roll to me” But you can’t get the sound from a story in a magazine...aimed at...]]></description><link>https://www.alexsternberg.com/post/kahane-bashers-can-t-explain-kahanism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c37b2bf390cf69ec5caa7a</guid><category><![CDATA[Israel and Politics]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ffdd48_be48db059ff4475eaad8935b068bb304~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_770,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alex Sternberg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need more Orthodox Jews planning the Maccabiah Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want the Maccabiah Experience – A Lifetime to Remember to include everyone. 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