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Veterans Day 2026 brings free meals at popular restaurants — and some deals don't end Nov. 11
Veterans and active-duty military members can find free food and other promotions at restaurants across the country on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Some offers also give customers a reason to return for another deal later.
About 30 restaurant brands are included in Dinova's 2026 Veterans Day Dining Guide, according to Alison Quinn, the company's Florida-based president.
The guide is in its fifth year and includes national and regional chains like Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Hooters, Outback Steakhouse and Red Lobster.
"What we're starting to see now is it's going beyond Veterans Day, to try to give back to the vets in a way that is more meaningful," Quinn told Fox News Digital. "Just not about one day but come back, and we'll give you something again."
Quinn pointed to California-based Hofman Hospitality Group, which is offering select meals to veterans and a $10 bonus card for a future visit. Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que is among the group's brands.
Outback Steakhouse is offering a complimentary Bloomin' Onion and soft drink, along with a meal offer for a return visit, she said.
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Other deals listed in the guide include 10 free boneless wings and fries at Buffalo Wild Wings, a complimentary Red's Big Tavern Burger at Red Robin, free shrimp at Red Lobster and a free All-American Smash at Smashburger.
Dinova started the guide to share offers with veterans and, in some cases, active-duty military personnel, Quinn said. The company's business dining network includes about 25,000 restaurants and 600 corporate partners, she said.
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Downloads of the guide have increased over the years, Quinn said, and the promotions may be useful for veterans or active-duty personnel who are struggling or "living under a tight budget."
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Asked which deal she would choose, Quinn singled out Eddie Merlot's complimentary cheeseburger. Her father is an 85-year-old veteran, she said, and she plans to tell him about it.
Veterans and active-duty military members should bring identification and check with their local restaurant before visiting, Quinn said. Participation and ID requirements can vary by location and offer.
Brewers' Pat Murphy makes history with third straight Manager of the Year award from hospital bed
Pat Murphy needed a new hip, so he scheduled replacement surgery for a date safely beyond the World Series. The timing worked out: The Milwaukee Brewers lifted the franchise’s first-ever Commissioner's Trophy late last month.
But after Murphy and the Brewers celebrated a five-game victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, the manager may not have been thinking about when the National League Manager of the Year award would be announced. On Tuesday, Murphy added another piece of hardware to his collection and etched his name into MLB history as the first manager from either league to win the award three consecutive years.
"I’ve got nothing to do. I’m just sitting here," Murphy quipped during a call with reporters.
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The announcement came less than two weeks after the MLB postseason wrapped up and one day after Murphy underwent replacement surgery, a coincidence he said he never anticipated.
"The doctor gave me some dates and I just picked a date one day, and I had no idea that it was going to coincide. I wasn’t thinking in those terms," said Murphy, who turns 68 later this month. "I was just thinking about what we had, task at hand. I mean, I probably picked it a month ago and obviously I picked it after the World Series was done, but I didn’t know we were going to be in the World Series at that time. But I thought it was a safe date to do it."
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In the American League, Will Venable won Manager of the Year honors after the Chicago White Sox became the first team in MLB history to reach the playoffs following consecutive 100-loss seasons. Chicago finished 84-78 this year.
Balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America was conducted before the postseason and announced Tuesday night.
Milwaukee has won the NL Central in all three seasons with Murphy as its manager after he spent eight seasons on Craig Counsell’s coaching staff. The Brewers led the majors this year with a franchise-record 103 wins during the regular season, then in the playoffs swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series to advance to the World Series.
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Murphy survived a heart attack in August 2020 that happened on the day of a Milwaukee workout.
The Brewers play in Major League Baseball’s smallest market and have a payroll in the bottom half of the sport, but have had the best record in the big leagues each of the past two seasons.
Only three other managers have won the award three times in the same organization. Bobby Cox, one of three four-time winners along with Buck Showalter and Tony La Russa, earned three with the Atlanta Braves (1991, 2004 and 2005). Cox is also the only other back-to-back NL winner.
Terry Francona was a three-time winner with Cleveland (2013, 2016 and 2022), while Dusty Baker won three times with the San Francisco Giants (1993, 1997 and 2000).
The AL and NL Cy Young Award winners and Relievers of the Year will be announced Wednesday. MVP winners will be revealed Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
LeBron James is gone, Bronny still can't play, and the Lakers need to finally cut him loose
There are normally 60 players picked in the NBA Draft each year, and when the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James out of USC in 2024, I thought "he's not a top-60 player...in the Pac-12."
We all know why the purple and gold took him late in the second round that June. It was to appease his father, LeBron James, who very well may have left L.A. if he couldn't play with his son.
The move was relatively low-risk for the Lakers, who picked Bronny 55th overall. It's rare that someone selected that late makes any meaningful contribution to his team. But now LeBron is in Philly, which begs the question: Why is Bronny still in the NBA?
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James is not like Shedeur Sanders — who's at least serviceable despite his name outshining his game. He'd likely be in his sport's top league regardless of who his father was. Bronny, on the other hand, would be lucky to play in Europe.
Let's take a look at the third-year Laker's stats.
In the 27 games Bronny played in his first NBA season, he averaged 2.3 points and 6.7 minutes (almost all garbage time) while shooting 31.3% from the field and 28.1% from deep. Keep in mind that these blatantly inefficient numbers came primarily against other NBA scrubs.
In the 42 games he played in his second season, Bronny averaged 2.9 points and 8.9 minutes while shooting 40.9% from the field and 38.6% from three. Yes, those numbers represented a modest improvement, but the sample size is so small and the competition so suspect that it's hard to judge whether he made strides toward becoming a legitimate NBA contributor.
Perhaps the better place to look is Bronny's production in the G League — the NBA's developmental league — where James got considerably more playing time per game.
In the 18 G League contests Bronny played in the 2024-25 season, he averaged 18.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 31.4 minutes while shooting 41.5 percent from the field and 33.6 percent from deep. Not great. In the 20 G League games he played last season, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 29.5 minutes while shooting 50.2 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from deep. Scoring, boards and dimes were all down, although his shooting accuracy improved. But Bronny's Player Efficiency Rating of 12.9? It ranked 330th among qualified players in the freakin' G League.
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This is basically the equivalent of the White Sox looking at Michael Jordan's .202 batting average in Double-A and saying, "Time to bring him up to The Show!" There is no world in which a G-Leaguer can be so underwhelming and keep getting NBA call-ups without a heaping helping of nepotism.
But now that LeBron is three time zones away from his firstborn, it's time for the Lakers to cut ties with Bronny for good. He's simply not an NBA-caliber player.
Yes, Bronny is making approximately $2.3 million this season on a guaranteed contract, meaning the Lakers would still owe him that money if they waived him. But cutting him would free up a roster spot for someone who might actually help the team win.
Oddly enough, the Lakers already waived another member of the 2024 draft class — 17th overall pick Dalton Knecht. And Knecht has actually produced in the NBA, averaging 7.1 points on 46.0 percent shooting while playing meaningful minutes over 132 games in L.A.
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He isn't a star, and he made more money than Bronny. But unlike LeBron's son, he actually contributed to the Lakers. So why was Knecht — who has since made the Knicks' roster — the one shown the door?
Maybe the Lakers see something in Bronny — who's averaging 0.8 points through five games this year — that the numbers don't reveal. Maybe they simply don't want to pay him to play somewhere else. Or maybe they're still worried about upsetting LeBron, even with the four-time MVP 3,000 miles away. Whatever the explanation, I haven't seen anything suggesting Bronny deserves an NBA roster spot. And though it's tempting to feel sorry for a man forever overshadowed by his generationally talented dad, that sympathy is starting to wane.
Despite accomplishing next to nothing beyond high school (he averaged 4.8 points per game at USC), Bronny has earned millions of dollars. And last weekend, he wasn't shy about flexing his financial muscle.
In response to a heckling Pistons fan at Little Caesars Arena, Bronny said, "How much money you make a year?"
Well, considering she was sitting near courtside, her answer could have been "a lot more than you if not for your old man."
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Washington AG's office indicates it will defend girls' sports ballot measure after ACLU sues to block it
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown’s office indicated it will fight to uphold a new voter-approved measure barring biological males from girls’ school sports, after the ACLU of Washington and other groups announced a lawsuit to block the measure.
"When a new law is passed by the people or the Legislature, our role is to ensure it is defended regardless of our personal views about the policy. We will review court filings as they come and discuss next steps," Brown’s office told OutKick.
However, the lawsuit to challenge the initiative involves Brown’s former law firm, a teachers union that supported his campaign and the former employer of his policy director. His office reiterated its position when OutKick asked follow-up questions about those connections and how the defense would be handled.
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"We’re discussing next steps and do not have more to add to the previous comment at this time. Again, when a new law is passed by the people or the Legislature, our role is to ensure it is defended regardless of our personal views about the policy," the office said.
The responses did not identify who would lead the defense or say whether the office had evaluated recusal or screening measures concerning those relationships.
Pacifica Law Group, where Brown previously served as a partner, is representing the Washington Education Association in the challenge, according to the Northwest Progressive Institute’s account of the filing.
Brown worked as a Pacifica partner from 2017 to 2021 before accepting President Joe Biden’s appointment as U.S. attorney for Western Washington, according to the firm. He returned in June 2023, and Pacifica identified him as a partner when it announced his election as attorney general in November 2024.
The Washington Education Association endorsed Brown’s 2024 campaign, according to Transparency USA.
The union’s political action committee was also among Brown’s campaign donors, according to The Spokesman-Review’s 2024 candidate profile, which cited Washington Public Disclosure Commission information. The profile did not specify the contribution amount.
Brown’s policy director, Enoka Herat, previously served as the ACLU of Washington’s policing and immigration policy program director.
Brown, a Democrat, also has a record of supporting transgender students’ participation in girls’ sports.
On Oct. 31, 2025, he led a coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Minnesota’s policy in Female Athletes United v. Keith Ellison. The coalition urged the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to deny an emergency injunction that would have barred transgender students from most girls’ sports.
"I believe strongly in protecting the rights of all Washington kids—including transgender youth," Brown said in his office’s announcement of that amicus brief.
He argued that sports participation benefits children’s physical and emotional well-being and that excluding students based on gender identity perpetuates discrimination.
The lawsuit challenging Washington’s initiative was filed Monday in King County Superior Court. Plaintiffs include TransFamilies, the Washington Education Association and parents of transgender and nontransgender students who participate in girls’ sports.
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The challengers argue the initiative violates state constitutional privacy protections and anti-discrimination law.
"Initiative 638 seeks to deny transgender girls equal opportunities simply because of who they are. It is discrimination, and it threatens all girls who play sports at school," the ACLU said in its announcement.
Let’s Go Washington, the organization behind the initiative, disputed the lawsuit’s claims Tuesday and argued existing sports physicals could satisfy the medical verification requirement.
Brown’s office also said it does not serve as legal counsel to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association or local school districts.
"We don’t speculate on hypothetical events. Also, we only provide legal guidance to our state agency clients, which do not include WIAA or local school districts. We advise the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and any such conversations would be attorney-client privileged," the office said.
Slain New Jersey mom’s bedroom furniture removed by investigators months after unsolved stabbing
CHESTER, N.J. – A neighbor confirmed investigators removed what appeared to be a headboard, hamper and possible comforter or quilt from the property where Brooke Hanlon, 35, was found stabbed to death earlier this year.
Fox News Digital was on the scene outside the home on Pottersville Road in Chester, New Jersey last week and witnessed investigators carrying scads of those items wrapped in brown paper and marked with evidence tape out of the Hanlon home.
Hanlon, a psychotherapist and mother, was found fatally stabbed in the home on June 6. Her husband, James "Conor" Hanlon, had called 911 from the home after his wife was found stabbed there. No arrests have been made.
He was seen speaking with police on Wednesday afternoon, his neighbors said.
COPS RETURN TO NEW JERSEY MOTHER'S HOME MONTHS AFTER SHE WAS FOUND STABBED AND HUSBAND CALLED 911
On Thursday, Fox News Digital witnessed officers remove what appeared to be a large comforter from a second-story window at the house.
It's a two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with few windows on the second floor.
Several neighbors expressed concern to Fox News Digital over the lack of new information in the case.
Investigators returning to the property had some residents hopeful for an arrest, neighbors said.
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One neighbor said, "I just want them to resolve this as soon as possible." She said seeing law enforcement return to the street on Wednesday, Nov. 4, brought tears to her eyes.
Robert Strang, a former FBI agent and private investigator, said law enforcement's return to the home months after the homicide could mean investigators have developed new leads and are looking for specific evidence, including DNA.
Strang – who is not affiliated with the case – said "the more people they talk to, the more information they get, the more reason they have to go back to try to identify DNA."
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Several neighbors previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that Conor Hanlon has been spending nights at the home.
"How do you sleep in that house?" one neighbor said.
Hanlon has not been accused of any crime or wrongdoing, and has publicly denied any involvement in his wife's death. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office previously confirmed to Fox News Digital he has hired a private attorney.
One neighbor said she has seen Hanlon doing yard work, like cutting the grass and weed-whacking.
"Recently he’s been sitting outside quite a bit on that front porch," she said.
"You would think, knowing that everybody drives by gawking at your house, that you’d sit in the back where people aren’t looking at you," the neighbor said.
Neighbors confirmed that people frequently drive past the home, snapping photos and videos now that it has been the center of a murder mystery with national news coverage.
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One resident who drives past the home on Pottersville Road during her commute to work said she has seen Conor Hanlon in a white SUV drive past her from time to time.
DNA may not be the only thing that investigators are after at the house. Describing how investigators can use phone data, Strang said, "We have towers throughout New Jersey that can tell you what vicinity you were in at what time."
He explained that investigators may also examine the Hanlons' relationship and digital footprint.
"They are going to look at what the relationship was like. They are going to have their cellphones. They will have all their social media. They’ll look very deeply into their lifestyle. They talk to friends," he said.
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In gathering this information, he said it is not out of the ordinary that the prosecutor's office has been instructed to keep quiet – and shut media out.
Why? Strang predicts it's possible the unsolved homicide could "involve a grand jury." He went on to say, "This is a case where they don't want to make a mistake."
A spokesperson for New Jersey Courts confirmed to Fox News Digital that "matters of a grand jury are kept secret unless and until there is a return of an indictment."
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Law enforcement has previously noted that there is no threat to the public – however a $1, 000 reward is still being offered to anyone who has information that could lead to an arrest.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Hanlon on numerous occasions but calls have not been returned.
ELI FEDERMAN: A boycott backfired when Philadelphia showed up for Jewish businesses
The best response to antisemitism isn’t censorship. It’s philosemitism and exposing the truth.
I learned about the protests targeting Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia on Nov. 8 when my friend Ari Engel posted on social media about going out to eat to support those establishments.
In Philadelphia, anti-Israel protesters organized a bicycle demonstration targeting six Jewish-owned restaurants and calling for a boycott. They wanted to discourage people from patronizing these businesses.
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Instead, the community turned their boycott upside down with a deluge of support and patronage for those Jewish-owned businesses.
The timing of the protest was chilling as it took place on the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazis attacked Jewish businesses, shattered storefronts and terrorized Jewish communities across Germany and Austria.
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Jewish organizations mobilized supporters in Philadelphia. The ADL encouraged people to eat at the targeted restaurants. JewBelong erected billboards urging residents to boycott the boycott. Hundreds of people showed up, packed restaurants and formed lines around city blocks. One restaurant worried it wouldn’t have enough food to serve everyone.
The protesters wanted to drive customers away. Instead, they drove customers in.
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There’s a profound lesson here about the power of free expression. The protesters exercised their freedom to call for a boycott. The community exercised its freedom to reject it. Rather than demand censorship, ordinary citizens used their voices, their presence and their purchasing power to challenge prejudice.
That’s how a free society should work. We don’t need to silence hateful ideas to defeat them. We can expose them, challenge them and let them lose in the marketplace of public opinion. Censorship can turn extremists into martyrs. Public rejection can reveal just how little support their ideas command.
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And when non-Jewish neighbors stand alongside Jewish neighbors, antisemitism loses something essential: the illusion that it speaks for the majority.
Of course, criticizing Israel or advocating a political boycott isn’t inherently antisemitic. But targeting Jews because of their identity or holding them collectively responsible for Israel crosses a moral line. We can defend the right to peaceful protest while vigorously confronting prejudice.
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We need more than opposition to antisemitism. We need proactive philosemitism: people of every background celebrating Jewish culture, supporting Jewish neighbors and embracing Jewish life.
And solidarity shouldn’t end when the protesters go home. Keep visiting those restaurants. Build friendships. Learn about one another. Turn a moment of outrage into lasting relationships.
The answer to people who want Jewish businesses to disappear isn’t to silence the protesters. It’s to fill those businesses with customers.
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They organized a boycott. Philadelphia organized a food crawl.
That’s how you turn hatred into solidarity and let antisemitism defeat itself.
Common heart pill under scrutiny for older patients as study weighs risks of stopping
Some older adults may be able to stop taking statins with little added risk over two years, but a new study raises concerns about longer-term safety.
That’s according to a randomized clinical trial that was presented on Nov. 7, 2026, at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago, and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Statins are prescription medications that lower LDL, or "bad," cholesterol by reducing how much cholesterol the liver makes. They are known to help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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The study – conducted by researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland, the University of California, San Francisco, and other institutions – included 1,880 adults aged 70 years and older, all of whom were taking statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.
All participants had at least two chronic medical conditions, but did not have established cardiovascular disease or previous cardiovascular events. Half of the participants stopped taking statins, and the other half continued.
After two years, the added risk from stopping statins was small enough to fall within the limits researchers had set for the study. However, that did not mean stopping carried no added risk.
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Over the full follow-up, which lasted about two years for the typical participant and up to four years for some, about 13% of those assigned to stop statins had a heart attack, an ischemic stroke or died from any cause, compared with 9% assigned to continue treatment.
The study’s safety monitoring board also recommended that participants who were assigned to stop statins discuss restarting treatment with their healthcare team, according to the American College of Cardiology.
For other outcomes, the researchers found no meaningful differences between the two groups in reported quality of life, muscle pain, falls, or loss of muscle mass and strength.
Dr. Christopher Kelly, a UNC Health cardiologist, emphasized that continuing statins did not worsen reported muscle pain or quality of life in the trial.
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Although guidelines support lowering high cholesterol earlier in life, the benefits of continuing statins in older age are less certain, said study author Dr. Rita F. Redberg, a cardiology professor at the University of California, San Francisco, in a press release.
Earlier studies found no difference in mortality after adults 70 and older stopped statins for primary prevention, she noted.
"One study suggested quality of life improvements after stopping statins," Redberg said, adding that her team explored whether stopping was safe for older adults taking the drugs to prevent a first cardiovascular event.
The study had several limitations. About 14% of participants did not stick with their assigned treatment plan. Some who were told to stop taking statins resumed them, while others assigned to continue treatment stopped taking the drugs, according to the researchers.
The findings also may not apply to all older adults, as the study was limited to people aged 70 and older who had multiple chronic health conditions but no history of heart disease or stroke.
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Although some participants were followed for up to four years, the study primarily assessed outcomes over about two years. Longer follow-up is needed to determine how stopping statins affects patients over many years.
"This small, increased risk of cardiovascular events means that one cannot make a general recommendation about stopping statins in this patient population," Redberg said.
"There should be shared decision-making between the patient and the healthcare professional to know if it is appropriate for an individual to discontinue the medication. In general, however, discontinuation is safe for most people who are in this age group and without a previous CVD event."
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Kelly, who was not involved in the study, noted that a healthy 70-year-old could live another 20 years, leaving questions about the effects of stopping treatment over that longer period.
The doctor also emphasized individualized decisions based on overall health and expected lifespan, noting that he "errs on the side of caution" with his own patients.
"I typically recommend that they continue taking it unless they have specific concerns about that medication, such as side effects, or if they are taking a lot of medicines, and they're just really eager to stop taking one of them."
The election is over: It's time for young Jews to step up and lead
A week has passed since Election Day. The votes have been counted. But no election can decide how proudly we live as Jews, how we support one another or what kind of leaders we become. Those decisions belong to us.
As the former student body president at the University of California, Santa Barbara, I know what it means to lead while your Jewish identity becomes a target.
My experience, featured in the documentary "October 8," taught me how urgently institutions need to confront antisemitism — and how much courage it can take to speak up when they fail. It also taught me that we cannot put our lives or our leadership on hold until someone else finds that courage.
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Recently at the Jewish Student Union Presidents Conference in Stamford, Connecticut, I saw hundreds of Jewish high school students putting that principle into practice.
They had gathered as the country headed into Election Day. But their leadership did not depend on who would win.
They were already building Jewish communities in their schools. Already taking responsibility for something larger than themselves. Already choosing to show up.
I recognized myself in them. I am a Jewish Student Union alumna. Before I became a student body president, I needed opportunities to understand my Jewish identity, develop my voice and discover that I had something worth contributing.
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Returning to speak with these students reminded me why that early investment matters. Leadership grows through practice: inviting someone to a first meeting, organizing a program, asking a difficult question or standing beside a classmate who feels alone. Those actions can seem small. For the person on the receiving end, they can change everything.
Too often, we talk about young Jews only in terms of what is happening to them. The harassment they face. The friendships they lose. The pressure they feel to distance themselves from Israel or explain away a part of who they are.
Those experiences deserve attention. Antisemitism must be exposed and confronted. But young Jews also deserve to be seen for what they are creating.
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In Stamford, I saw students developing the skills and relationships that will shape their schools now and their college campuses later. They were learning to lead before a crisis demanded it of them.
That preparation matters. A strong Jewish identity gives us something to draw on when others challenge our belonging. A community gives us people to turn to. The experience of speaking up once can help us do it again. We should be giving more young Jews those opportunities. We should also make room for the joy that makes Jewish life worth building in the first place.
A student who encounters the Jewish community through music, sports or a celebration may discover a connection that a discussion about antisemitism could never provide. Those experiences give us friendships, memories and reasons to keep showing up for one another.
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Last week’s Omer Adam concert at Barclays Center offered a powerful example: thousands of people gathering around Hebrew music, Jewish pride and a shared connection to Israel. Among those celebrating were wounded Israeli warriors. Their presence brought another dimension to that joy: the opportunity to stand alongside people who have sacrificed so much and welcome them into a shared celebration.
That is why I want to thank Warriors of Israel, which supports Israel’s wounded warriors. Its work reminds us that building a Jewish community means taking responsibility for one another, including helping those living with the consequences of their service find support, connection and joy.
For young Jewish leaders, there is a lesson in that kind of commitment. We can build communities that celebrate who we are while making sure people who need us feel included and supported. That spirit belongs in our schools and on our campuses, too.
We need Jewish life that welcomes people in. We need students who know how to organize, build friendships across differences and explain what they believe. We need leaders who can confront hatred without allowing it to consume their entire sense of purpose.
None of this releases elected officials or university administrators from their responsibilities. They must enforce rules against threats and harassment. They must confront antisemitism within their own political circles. Jewish students have every right to demand accountability from the institutions that serve them.
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And we can make those demands while taking responsibility for the communities we want to build. Run for student government. Start the club your school is missing. Invite the student who is hesitant to join. Learn enough about your history to speak about it with confidence — and enough about someone else’s experience to listen with care.
You do not need a title to begin. You need a willingness to act and the humility to keep learning. The students I met in Stamford will enter a world full of challenges. They will also enter it with ideas, conviction and the ability to make a difference.
My message to them, and to young Jews across this country, is simple: Become the leaders you want to see in the world, regardless of who holds political office.
FIRST ON FOX: Supreme Court justices confront what it will take to keep America's founding freedoms alive
FIRST ON FOX: As America celebrates 250 years of independence this year, three conservative Supreme Court justices are warning that preserving the nation's founding freedoms for future generations depends on Americans understanding their history, embracing civic education and actively participating in their system of government.
Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett each implored Americans to familiarize themselves with their system of government and the history behind it to ensure that the nation’s legacy is preserved.
Though the three conservative justices were united in their call for civic education, they each approached the topic differently in a series of interviews filmed by the Federalist Society and obtained by Fox News Digital. The videos come ahead of the Federalist Society's 2026 National Lawyers Convention this week, which spotlights "250 Years of American Exceptionalism."
Gorsuch, for instance, struck a distinctly religious tone.
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"I think it's very easy to take the rights granted in our Constitution and the ideals expressed in the Declaration for granted," he said. "They are, for us, a little bit like the air we breathe and the water a fish might swim in. They seem natural to us, but they weren't in 1776. The ideas in the Declaration of Independence that all of us are created equal, that every one of us has God-given rights — they don't come from government, they come from God."
Gorsuch, who was appointed to the court by President Donald Trump in 2017 following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, went on to describe the importance of historical study to the preservation of the American way of life.
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"Our country is a blessing from God, and that we owe great thanks for it, and we have great responsibility for it," he went on. "The reason why our Constitution and Declaration have survived is because people choose it anew in every generation. You need to know its history. You need to know what you're preserving. Daniel Webster said it took 6,000 years for us to generate a system of government like this. Don't expect that to happen easily or again."
Kavanaugh, similarly, emphasized the importance of education.
"I think our education system is absolutely fundamental to ensuring that in the next 250 years, we preserve this republic and improve upon this republic. So, teaching American history, teaching the values of this country, the history of this country, why this country exists, how this country has been preserved, how this country has been improved over time, for example, by our constitutional amendment process and otherwise," the justice, appointed to the bench following a tumultuous confirmation process in 2018, said.
"And I think all of us should be constantly striving to ensure civics education, not only for our youth, but for all of us, and that we constantly are learning and participating in our system of government," he continued.
The Federalist Society filmed its interviews ahead of its National Lawyers Convention, which will bring together minds from across the conservative legal movement to discuss matters deemed pressing.
While not interviewed by the Federalist Society, Justice Sonia Sotomayor shared her thoughts on America's 250th anniversary during an event at Mount Vernon's Washington Library, taking a slightly darker tone than her conservative colleagues.
During her talk, which centered primarily on civic engagement, Sotomayor argued that the United States is in a rough place at the moment and that it would take "some hard work" for it to get back on an "even keel."
"There are some norms we may have lost forever," she said. "But I don’t think that we will fail as a democracy. But I think we’re going to have a hard patch figuring out what that means."
Barrett, meanwhile, focused on the Declaration of Independence and how she believes it should inspire civic participation today.
"We're not passive observers in the American project. We're participants in it. It is our project," she said. "I might suggest that people look at the last line of the Declaration of Independence. It ends with a mutual pledge in which the signatories to the document mutually pledge their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to the success of the American project. And they made good on that promise. Some lost their fortune, lost their property to loyalists ... and they pledged with their honor not to deviate from the commitments that they had made in signing the Declaration of Independence."
"Surely that's the kind of commitment that it takes to have it keep going forward," said Barrett.