Steve Sheffey
@stevesheffey.bsky.social
Proud Jewish Democrat | Aspiring guitar player | Mediocre chess player. Sign up for my free newsletter: https://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001MV7eEgn-X0pYqjI-fd8VmEcubnLKpAV8KnAVUsaVcKT3D2IrhVDLLvv1iLnCfVFjN6bRDPOuycQu0h3ewhdCYA%3D%3D
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Steve Sheffey
@stevesheffey.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Yes, I wrote this when I was JDCA Chief of Staff. Still holds up nearly three years later.
I just finished reading an advance copy of Alex Sinclair's new novel, Everybody's Hero. I highly recommend it, and I just published my interview with him in Times of Israel. Read my review/interview, pre-order his book (it comes out December 1), and enjoy! blogs.timesofisrael.com/everybodys-h...
The Blogs: Everybody’s Hero: A Book for Our Times
From the blog of Steve Sheffey at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I just finished reading an advance copy of Alex Sinclair's new novel, Everybody's Hero. I highly recommend it, and I just published my interview with him in Times of Israel. Read my review/interview, pre-order his book (it comes out December 1), and enjoy! blogs.timesofisrael.com/everybodys-h...
We need to understand how different generations view the connection between Israel, antisemitism, and Zionism. My latest in @timesofisrael.com: blogs.timesofisrael.com/repairing-th...
The Blogs: Repairing the Rift on Israel and Antisemitism
From the blog of Steve Sheffey at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We need to understand how different generations view the connection between Israel, antisemitism, and Zionism. My latest in @timesofisrael.com: blogs.timesofisrael.com/repairing-th...
Anyone who spells “anti-Zionism” as “antizionism” either doesn’t understand why “anti-Semitism” is now spelled “antisemitism,” is attempting to conflate antisemitism with anti-Zionism, or both.
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Anyone who spells “anti-Zionism” as “antizionism” either doesn’t understand why “anti-Semitism” is now spelled “antisemitism,” is attempting to conflate antisemitism with anti-Zionism, or both.
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I agree. The level of hysteria does not meet the reality of the moment. I have many smart, informed Jewish NYC friends who voted for Mamdani. If you are posting and fretting about Mamdani and not about Fuentes/Carlson/Kevin Roberts, you may very well be a victim of right-wing fear mongering.
The Nexus Project is deeply concerned by the divisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response that we are seeing from some corners of the Jewish community to the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City.
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I agree. The level of hysteria does not meet the reality of the moment. I have many smart, informed Jewish NYC friends who voted for Mamdani. If you are posting and fretting about Mamdani and not about Fuentes/Carlson/Kevin Roberts, you may very well be a victim of right-wing fear mongering.
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The Nexus Project is deeply concerned by the divisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response that we are seeing from some corners of the Jewish community to the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City.
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Nexus Project is deeply concerned by the divisive, hyperbolic and aggressive response that we are seeing from some corners of the Jewish community to the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City.
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
Our full statement: nexusproject.us/press-releas...
My latest in @timesofisrael.com on how to evaluate polls purporting to measure the Jewish vote (particularly important given misinformation circulating about the share @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social received). blogs.timesofisrael.com/beware-of-th...
The Blogs: Beware of These Polls of the Jewish Vote
From the blog of Steve Sheffey at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My latest in @timesofisrael.com on how to evaluate polls purporting to measure the Jewish vote (particularly important given misinformation circulating about the share @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social received). blogs.timesofisrael.com/beware-of-th...
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I was visited in the night by a ghostly spectre, bound in chains, who spoke to me of the terrible fate that would await me if I didn't change my ways. I can't remember what it said exactly because I was confused about the chains. Like what function do the chains serve
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I was visited in the night by a ghostly spectre, bound in chains, who spoke to me of the terrible fate that would await me if I didn't change my ways. I can't remember what it said exactly because I was confused about the chains. Like what function do the chains serve
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Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters.
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Once again, Trump denigrates Jewish American voters.
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
➡️Remember when he tried to scapegoat & blame Jews for a possible election loss?
➡️Remember when he said Israel's survival was contingent on his win?
➡️Remember when he said Jewish Dems were "disloyal," "uninformed," and "hated Israel"?
We remember
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Donald Trump has no business telling Jewish people how we should vote — and his constant attacks on Jews who don’t align with his politics and ideology are dangerous and appalling.
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Donald Trump has no business telling Jewish people how we should vote — and his constant attacks on Jews who don’t align with his politics and ideology are dangerous and appalling.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I’m genuinely glad some GOP leaders are naming Tucker Carlson’s dangerous antisemitism.
But it’s only words unless they also grapple with the broader normalization of antisemitism — including replacement/invasion conspiracies and the appointment of extremists to key federal roles.
But it’s only words unless they also grapple with the broader normalization of antisemitism — including replacement/invasion conspiracies and the appointment of extremists to key federal roles.
In Trump’s Washington, Hate Is Not a Deal Breaker
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I’m genuinely glad some GOP leaders are naming Tucker Carlson’s dangerous antisemitism.
But it’s only words unless they also grapple with the broader normalization of antisemitism — including replacement/invasion conspiracies and the appointment of extremists to key federal roles.
But it’s only words unless they also grapple with the broader normalization of antisemitism — including replacement/invasion conspiracies and the appointment of extremists to key federal roles.
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Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge
A former acquaintance of the Maine Senate candidate said he called the tattoo ‘my Totenkopf,’ referring to a symbol adopted by a Nazi SS unit
jewishinsider.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hateful rhetoric and Nazi symbols must have no place in the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or anywhere in our politics.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
Under any and all circumstances, it must be unacceptable to glorify Nazis or Nazism. Period.
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If Jews should solely prioritize ahavat yisrael in their NYC mayoral votes, it follows that other groups can likewise look only to their personal needs and interests in deciding who they will vote for. And even in NYC, there are more of them than us.
Remind me how this would be good for Jews?
Remind me how this would be good for Jews?
If I Am Only For Myself, Who Will Be For Me?
The first two lines of Hillel's famous maxim read as follows: If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, who am I?...
dsadevil.blogspot.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
If Jews should solely prioritize ahavat yisrael in their NYC mayoral votes, it follows that other groups can likewise look only to their personal needs and interests in deciding who they will vote for. And even in NYC, there are more of them than us.
Remind me how this would be good for Jews?
Remind me how this would be good for Jews?
Strong pro-Israel statement from Senate Democratic leadership urging Trump to press for ending the Gaza War, bring the hostages home, end suffering of Palestinians in Gaza & take annexation off the table. www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Leader Schumer And Senators Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Coons, Schatz, And Durbin Urge Trump In Monday Meeting With Prime Minister Netanyahu To End The War, Bring Home The Hostages, End The Suffering Of Pa...
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Coons...
www.democrats.senate.gov
September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Strong pro-Israel statement from Senate Democratic leadership urging Trump to press for ending the Gaza War, bring the hostages home, end suffering of Palestinians in Gaza & take annexation off the table. www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Not to make everything about Jewish summer camp but this reminds me of the time my unit head at camp told all the counselors we had to have an emergency staff meeting after the kids went to bed so we rushed through bedtime and ran out of the bunk really fast and when we got there it was six pizzas
This is going to end up being the most pointless and expensive "this meeting could have been an email" in history.
September 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Not to make everything about Jewish summer camp but this reminds me of the time my unit head at camp told all the counselors we had to have an emergency staff meeting after the kids went to bed so we rushed through bedtime and ran out of the bunk really fast and when we got there it was six pizzas
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The President is now calling for RICO charges against a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor.
For those unfamiliar, Soros conspiracies are an antisemitic dog whistle, invoking the age-old myth that wealthy Jewish people are scheming behind the scenes to control the world.
#Trump
For those unfamiliar, Soros conspiracies are an antisemitic dog whistle, invoking the age-old myth that wealthy Jewish people are scheming behind the scenes to control the world.
#Trump
August 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The President is now calling for RICO charges against a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor.
For those unfamiliar, Soros conspiracies are an antisemitic dog whistle, invoking the age-old myth that wealthy Jewish people are scheming behind the scenes to control the world.
#Trump
For those unfamiliar, Soros conspiracies are an antisemitic dog whistle, invoking the age-old myth that wealthy Jewish people are scheming behind the scenes to control the world.
#Trump
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I'm so thrilled and delighted to have written the liner notes for Rhino's new reissue of the Replacements all-time classic 'Let It Be'. It's an LP which has aged beautifully and surprisingly, and this new set is wildly elucidating. Pre-orders available now, if you dare! pitchfork.com/news/the-rep...
August 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm so thrilled and delighted to have written the liner notes for Rhino's new reissue of the Replacements all-time classic 'Let It Be'. It's an LP which has aged beautifully and surprisingly, and this new set is wildly elucidating. Pre-orders available now, if you dare! pitchfork.com/news/the-rep...
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I'm possibly more excited about this part of the re-issue than any other.
I'm so thrilled and delighted to have written the liner notes for Rhino's new reissue of the Replacements all-time classic 'Let It Be'. It's an LP which has aged beautifully and surprisingly, and this new set is wildly elucidating. Pre-orders available now, if you dare! pitchfork.com/news/the-rep...
August 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'm possibly more excited about this part of the re-issue than any other.
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The Nexus Project’s Ella Messler unpacks @jonathanbchait.bsky.social's recent story in The Atlantic, ‘The Pro-Israel Right Is Shifting the Definition of Anti-Semitism.’
August 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Nexus Project’s Ella Messler unpacks @jonathanbchait.bsky.social's recent story in The Atlantic, ‘The Pro-Israel Right Is Shifting the Definition of Anti-Semitism.’
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Shabbat shalom. May a miracle happen here to stop Netanyahu, Trump, Putin, and all the other monsters from creating a living hell on earth for so many.
August 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Shabbat shalom. May a miracle happen here to stop Netanyahu, Trump, Putin, and all the other monsters from creating a living hell on earth for so many.
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Regardless of how one feels about BDS, it is dangerous and wrong for the federal government to deny critical federal funding for natural disaster to localities that may support or enact BDS policies.
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US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance
The Trump administration said states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, according to an agency statement.
www.reuters.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Regardless of how one feels about BDS, it is dangerous and wrong for the federal government to deny critical federal funding for natural disaster to localities that may support or enact BDS policies.
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The Nexus Project's Ella Messler unpacks The Washington Post's recent exposé on how the Trump administration's antisemitism task force is carrying out the President's anti-DEI agenda — and why this is bad news for Jews.
July 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Nexus Project's Ella Messler unpacks The Washington Post's recent exposé on how the Trump administration's antisemitism task force is carrying out the President's anti-DEI agenda — and why this is bad news for Jews.
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"Once you’ve heard about enough toxic behavior, the familiar pileups of sex and drugs start to feel less like a thrill ride and more like a dull narrative cul-de-sac." Over at the New York Times Mag, I wrote about the new, less icky nature of music docs and biopics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/m...
Rock’s Legends Were Messy. You’d Never Know That From Today’s Movies.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Once you’ve heard about enough toxic behavior, the familiar pileups of sex and drugs start to feel less like a thrill ride and more like a dull narrative cul-de-sac." Over at the New York Times Mag, I wrote about the new, less icky nature of music docs and biopics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/m...
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The idea that Israel should ‘starve away’ the Palestinian people is disgusting and goes against every value we hold as Jews and as Americans.
Every leader should condemn Rep. Fine's abhorrent comments.
Every leader should condemn Rep. Fine's abhorrent comments.
July 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The idea that Israel should ‘starve away’ the Palestinian people is disgusting and goes against every value we hold as Jews and as Americans.
Every leader should condemn Rep. Fine's abhorrent comments.
Every leader should condemn Rep. Fine's abhorrent comments.