JJ Editor's Picks
"Kurds have been staunch allies in America's struggle against ISIS. Without them, America would have paid a far steeper price in blood and treasure to defeat the brutal outfit. That's why President Trump's move to pull U.S. troops out of..."
"For the first time since President Richard Nixon refused to turn over the White House tapes, the United States is facing a genuine constitutional crisis. To be sure, Donald Trump had already created a crisis in the presidency by abusing the..."
"Every October for the past five years, Fat Bear Week has showcased some of the healthiest, hungriest, and chonkiest bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve, a four-million-acre expanse of wilderness in southern Alaska..."
"I sat on my childhood bed, surrounded by 52-year-old stuffed animals, with a smartphone lodged between my ear and shoulder. My father had died unexpectedly the day before, and I was jotting down notes as my rabbi back in Ohio described various..."
"In August, it was SoulCycle and Equinox. The month prior, Home Depot. Back in 2017, L.L.Bean. These are only a few of the companies to ignite the collective ire of progressive consumers over corporate ties to Trump. In the case of the boutique..."
"Movies like Gemini Man are usually ideal airplane viewing. Take a formulaic plot about spies and cloning, then add dialogue so predictable that getting interrupted by pilots’ announcements and turbulence and your seatmate’s need to get up and..."
"It’s still unclear whether Israel’s next election will be in four years or four months. But either way, if the center-right wants a better outcome, it needs to learn the lessons of September’s election. So here are two: First, while center-right..."
"Smart homes, bountiful oceans and casual sexism: the future as envisaged from 1967 ‘Yes, life will be richer, easier, healthier as space-age dreams come true.’ In 1967, the Ford Motor Company (then known as Philco-Ford) released the short film..."
JJ Inside The Print
The Jewish tradition, for all of its philosophical ideals, loves the concrete. We love to touch and hold things. We light candles, we hold Kiddush...
Every Rosh Hashanah, I entreat God for a happy year. Like most people, I just want to be happy. This Rosh Hashanah, something strange happened:...
My favorite Jewish holidays are the ones that require the most work: Pesach and Sukkot. They are two of the three pilgrimage holidays — Shavuot...
My wife and I met for the first time 52 years ago at a Columbus Day party on an October evening. We will celebrate again...
This is the time of year when I envy my friends and family living in Southern California. A few years ago, I had the pleasure...
There’s an ancient Chinese proverb that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For Elan Margulies, a six-month trek from Portugal...
Yom Kippur is over. After focusing on repairing our relationships and cleansing our souls, we are filled with optimism and hope, and much more aligned...
There are profound parallels between today’s homelessness epidemic and the seven-day Jewish holiday of Sukkot and recalls the ancient Israelites’ 40 years of wandering in...
Michal Ben Dov has one word on her mind: peoplehood. And she believes you should be thinking about it too. You feel like you’ve heard...
While sitting in Rosh Hashanah services, I spent the better part of my time reading Daniel Gordis’ new book “We Stand Divided,” about the split between American...
When you weave through the clumsy or wonderful (depending on your religious identity and aesthetic) accoutrements of Sukkot, when you observe every ritual and say...
The citywide monthlong current: LA Food triennial is here, with more than 75 free events and 15 commissioned installations in public parks in 15 Los...
New York Police Department (NYPD) Deputy Inspector Mark Molinari announced in an Oct. 3 meeting with the United Jewish Appeal (UJA)-Federation of New York donors...
Once Sukkot begins, observant Jews will spend the eight-day festival in outdoor huts that remind us of the fragility of our existence. If that sounds...
With the High Holy Days behind us, it’s time to shift our focus from the solemnness of Yom Kippur to the celebration of Sukkot. Sukkot...
In a survey of 1,812 Jewish voters in Los Angeles County, 70% of those polled “strongly disapprove” of the way President Donald Trump is handling...
Three years ago, the national advocacy organization Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger debuted the exhibition “This Is Hunger.” It opened in Los Angeles, generating...
Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds’ Platinum Society held an event at the home of local real estate, investment and philanthropy leaders Debbie and Naty Saidoff...
Donn Delson was thousands of feet above the Earth when he aimed his camera and captured a majestically barren panorama along the Dead Sea in...
A bullet-riddled execution wall at Auschwitz. A dissection table used at the Majdanek death camp. Tallitot and suitcases never claimed by their owners. Train tracks...
Los Angeles artist Lana Gomez’s artwork is literally larger than life. Whether it’s a large rug or a vast wall, give her a blank canvas...
Nicholas Meyer’s first bestselling novel, “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution,” concocted a fanciful case that brought together the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and the real-life founder of...
SUN OCT 13 “FAMILY & ME: SUKKOT!” Grandparents, parents and young children gather in the Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library at American Jewish University for...
Samuel Mayerson, renowned for his role as prosecutor in the 1976 Patty Hearst trial, died Sept. 30, less than a week before his 97th birthday. ...
You don’t get to choose how people remember you, and sometimes you learn something new about yourself when you find out how they did. For...
Every time Sukkot rolls around, I like to look for new ways to decorate the sukkah. This year, I’ve been experimenting with leaf printing and...
Standouts on the Diamond Yasher koach to Israel’s national baseball team, which has shocked the world by advancing to next year’s Olympics (“Israeli Baseball Team...
One verse, five voices. Edited by Salvador Litvak, Accidental Talmudist And the Lord shall become King over all the earth; on that day the Lord...
