Editor's Note
- Jewish Journal Staff
Oct. 7 shattered Israelis’ faith that the state would protect them and shook American Jewry’s sense of full social acceptance—but there is a way forward.
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- Yossi Klein Halevi
Oct. 7 shattered Israelis' faith that the state would protect them and shook American Jewry's sense of full social acceptance – but there is a way forward.
- Shmuel Rosner
As the first anniversary came and went, it was no longer possible to deny the extended duration of the conflict.
- Eva Robbins
This Yom Kippur, only a few days after Oct 7, 2023, we know will be memorialized throughout the world, shared by so many.
- Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
Bring Them Home
Print Issue: Zionism After Oct. 7 | Oct 4, 2024
Jewish Journal Staff
What does it mean to be a Zionist today, after the cataclysmic events of the past year? With Rosh Hashanah and Oct. 7 memorials upon us, we have a chance to reset, reframe and reclaim.
Map Wiping 101
Thane Rosenbaum
The Best Memorial to Oct. 7: Smashing Hezbollah
David Suissa
They Want to Kill Us
Galia Miller Sprung
Columnists
Eva Robbins
WAR
Israel at War
Campus Watch
Campus Watch October 10, 2024
Aaron Bandler
A roundup of incidents, good and bad, happening on school campuses.
Sign up for Roundtable
Three different takes on the hottest issues of the day.
Commentary
Helping you make sense of a changing world
JJ Podcast Network
WAR
Israel at War
JJ Books
Splashing Onto the Page
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
Zibby Owens’ ‘On Being Jewish Now’: A Timely and Thoughtful Anthology
Debra L. Eckerling
Becoming Sacred
Peter Himmelman
JJ Bloggers
A Moment in Time: “What are You Thinking about during the Shofar Blast?”
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
A Moment in Time: “Shana Tova Yoteir – A Better Year Ahead”
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
BRAVE-ish Birthday! Niver’s September News 2024
Lisa Ellen Niver
Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 6: Palestinians For Peace With Israel
Boaz Hepner
This is the messaging we can all use right now. If more people thought and spoke like them, this world would be a far safer place.
Culture
Culture
Jewish Story Partners Fills an ‘Urgent Need’ for Complex and Diverse Depiction of Jews.
October 11, 2024
Nonprofit offers filmmakers grants for work that sheds light on diverse Jewish experiences, histories, cultures, or themes.
Art
The Art of Jewish Resilience: Jewish Sculptor Jonathan Prince Bends But Does Not Break
Monica Osborne
Prince knows a lot about what it means to move and change and adapt.
Music
Imadi: Israel Portnoy’s Musical Journey of Faith, Trauma and Healing
Ayala Or-El
Portnoy’s creative process shifted after the war.
Books
Splashing Onto the Page
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
Jonah has emerged from the depths in the latest brilliantly-rendered modern artistic midrash from Jordan Gorfinkel and Koren Publishers.
L.A. Stories
BRAVE-ish Nearly ONE! Niver’s August News 2024
Lisa Ellen Niver
Summer of BRAVE-ish: Niver’s July News 2024
Lisa Ellen Niver
Hollywood
Table For Five
Table for Five: Yom Kippur Morning Haftarah
October 10, 2024
Table for Five: Rosh Hashanah
September 26, 2024
Table for Five: Ki Tavo
September 19, 2024
A Bisl Torah
A Bisl Torah – What Do You See?
October 10, 2024
A Bisl Rosh Hashana ~ A New World
October 2, 2024
A Bisl Torah – What Does God Look Like?
September 26, 2024
Poetry
Poetry
This Is How You End a Song – a poem for Haazinu
October 4, 2024
According to ancient words we are like apples.
Movers & Shakers
Summer Lovin… in Croatia and Beyond
Delia duPlessis
Jewish Chemists Who Changed the World
Jared Sichel
The Jewish Drug Dealers Who Are Saving Lives
Jared Sichel
Sephardic Spice Girls
In Salads We Trust
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
The Sweetness of Being
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
A Tale of Two Challahs
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
Comforts of Home
Win Gold with this Olympic Torch Bouquet
Jonathan Fong
Three Cheers for This Beer Mug Flower Arrangement
Jonathan Fong
Say Mazel Tov with Graduation Cap Gift Jars
Jonathan Fong
Poems
Poems
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