Golden Retriever Toyota Prius (With Similar Mascot Hood Ornament)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Golden Retriever Toyota Prius (With Similar Mascot Hood Ornament)

When Jew-Hatred Calls Itself Social Justice

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "When Jew-Hatred Calls Itself Social Justice. 

Jew-haters who cloak their political agenda in “social justice” are not fighting bigotry—they are demanding permission to practice it. Their strategy is to demonize Israel, assign collective guilt to Jews, and make exclusion look like a moral duty. They target businesses, students, and artists, then pressure everyone else to join the blacklist or risk becoming targets themselves. This is not justice; it is political intimidation built on antisemitism, and it deserves unequivocal condemnation—not excuses.

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When Jew-Hatred Calls Itself Social Justice

Hiding Your Identity

(Credit Photo: Michelle Blumenthal)

Hiding Your Identity

Starbucks Coffee Bean Scoop

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Starbucks Coffee Bean Scoop

Lush Bath Bomb Water

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Lush Bath Bomb Water

Halloween Escalator

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Halloween Escalator

If The Shoe Fits

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "If The Shoe Fits."

I did everything right—expert fitting, high-tech measurements, a trusted brand—and still ended up with shoes that hurt. It made me think about the ten-page shidduch checklist, the dream job, and our belief that enough preparation can guarantee the right fit. Checklists matter, but they cannot promise that two people, a career, or even a pair of shoes will work together as we hoped. For me, that is where faith enters: doing our part while remembering that success ultimately comes from Heaven—and that someone else’s struggle is not proof they did something wrong.

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If The Shoe Fits

Capital Fall Festival

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Capital Fall Festival

Aging Together

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Aging Together

Lucky 613

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Lucky 613

Ladies Night

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Ladies Night

Go Forth. Take the Porcelain Bird.

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "Go Forth. Take the Porcelain Bird."

Every morning, our lobby table offers fresh evidence that one person’s clutter is another person’s treasure—or at least my wife’s daily entertainment. But a well-meaning neighbor’s endless donations raise a question bigger than any porcelain bird: when does generosity become someone else’s responsibility? Through Abraham’s handling of shared space and his attentive hospitality, Lech Lecha offers a lesson in giving that considers both the recipient and the neighbors. I’m hoping we can find a solution that preserves everyone’s goodwill—and my wife isn’t downstairs right now adopting the bird.

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Go Forth. Take the Porcelain Bird.

Moshe and the Ten Commandments

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Moshe and the Ten Commandments

Let Them Eat Cake

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Let Them Eat Cake

Watergate Waterfall

 

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Watergate Waterfall

Swarm of Birds

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Swarm of Birds

Shakshuka Pin at Tatte Coffee House

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Shakshuka Pin at Tatte Coffee House

Air Balloon Stained Glass

(Art by Rebecca)

Air Balloon Stained Glass

If You Have Your Health, You Have Everything

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "If You Have Your Health, You Have Everything."

After my third surgery this year, there were nights when all I wanted was for the pain to ease enough to let me sleep, and I understood my parents’ words about health in a way I hadn’t before. I found myself turning to Hashem with a simple plea for healing, while feeling grateful for the people helping me through recovery. I do not pretend to know what others are going through, but I think more often now about those living with pain, ongoing treatments, and the uncertainty of not knowing when they will feel better. As I recover, I hope to hold on to that understanding—to be more patient, more willing to help, and more attentive to the people I love.

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If You Have Your Health, You Have Everything

NASA Rover Space Exploration Vehicle

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NASA Rover Space Exploration Vehicle

Teepee x 2

Teepee x 2

Follow @YehudaMeitav — Great Music Videos for Israel and Against Antisemitism

Follow @YehudaMeitav — Great Music Videos for Israel and Against Antisemitism

Street Food Vendor: Hot Dogs, Pretzels, and Drinks

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Street Food Vendor: Hot Dogs, Pretzels, and Drinks

IDF Soldier and Son

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IDF Soldier and Son

Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers

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Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers

The AI Race Is Also a Race for Survivability

Please read my new article in The Times of Israel called "The AI Race Is Also a Race for Survivability."

The AI race is not only a race to build more powerful machines—it is a race to keep essential capabilities working when infrastructure fails, providers withdraw, or outputs can no longer be trusted. Israel must build defense, survivability, and recovery into critical AI systems from the start, with genuinely independent alternatives and tested fallbacks. Every essential deployment should establish what must continue, demonstrate how it survives disruption, and name who has the authority and resources to restore it. Strategic strength is not simply what AI can do when everything works; it is what the nation can still do when someone tries to break it.

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The AI Race Is Also a Race for Survivability

Attack of the Yellow Vents

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Attack of the Yellow Vents

Commentary on Our Society

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Commentary on Our Society

Poodle Grooming

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Poodle Grooming

Red Wine Jerusalem

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Red Wine Jerusalem

You Got to Pray Just to Make It One Day

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You Got to Pray Just to Make It One Day

Chicken and Beef

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Chicken and Beef

Jerusalem of Gold

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Jerusalem of Gold

Hard-Code G-d Into AI

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "Hard-Code G-d Into AI."

Artificial intelligence is often framed as a problem of obedience: can we keep machines under human control? But human commands are not always moral, and an AI perfectly aligned with a terrorist, authoritarian state, corrupt corporation or reckless commander would not be safe—it would simply be efficient at doing wrong. This article argues that AI must be built not only with technical guardrails, but around a moral reality higher than machine, market and human command: the sanctity of life, the dignity of every person created b’tzelem Elokim, truth and the duty to protect the vulnerable. That standard does not demand weakness or unilateral disarmament; it calls for AI strong enough to help free societies defeat terrorists, protect civilians and defend themselves, while never confusing power, permission or technological capability with moral authority.

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Hard-Code G-d Into AI

Mr and Mrs

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Mr and Mrs

King of Hawaii

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King of Hawaii

Ocean Balls

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Ocean Balls

Stop Child Abuse

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Stop Child Abuse

Nut House

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Nut House

He Prayed Perfectly—And Missed Everything

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "He Prayed Perfectly—And Missed Everything."

On Shabbat Shuvah, just minutes after a sermon about making amends to those we hurt, a woman using a walker was unable to enter synagogue because a man praying in the aisle blocked her path. He may not have known she was there, but the painful result was that she turned around and left—and I froze rather than helping in time. The incident became a lesson in Ha’azinu’s command to listen: teshuvah is not only about saying the right prayers, but about noticing the person in front of us and acting with justice, mercy, and humility. As Yom Kippur approaches, the question is not merely whether we pray correctly, but whether we make room for others to enter.

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He Prayed Perfectly—And Missed Everything

Magazines

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Magazines

Nails, Nails, Nails

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Nails, Nails, Nails

Love Your Neighbor

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Love Your Neighbor

Bike Here

(Credit Photo: Minna Blumenthal)

Bike Here

Mail Is Here

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Mail Is Here

The Laps We Keep Walking

 

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "The Laps We Keep Walking."

This Rosh Hashanah, a difficult year of health challenges alongside the blessing of early retirement led me to confront a central truth: life rarely offers uninterrupted good fortune or a straight path from strength to success. Walking laps despite a limp became my personal reminder that accepting a limitation is not the same as accepting defeat—and that resilience can mean simply taking one more step forward. Remembering my grandmother’s final expression of gratitude to my grandfather, who had patiently cared for her through years of memory loss, reminded me not to wait to thank the people who stand beside us. Amid private sorrow and a deeply divided public culture, we need gratitude, humility, compassion for burdens we cannot see, and the courage to begin again.

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The Laps We Keep Walking

Lion King

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Lion King

Elephant Plant

 

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Elephant Plant

Podiatrist Humor

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Podiatrist Humor

Flowers to Make You Sing

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Flowers to Make You Sing

Beautiful Fort Lauderdale Beach

Beautiful Fort Lauderdale Beach