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Making Jewish Fiction New Again

Monica Osborne October 15, 2026

In a climate of anti-Jewish censorship, a new fiction imprint from Wicked Son will play a part in determining the future of Jewish fiction in America.

Mamdani Uses Oct. 7 to Accuse Israel of the Worst Crime in History

David Suissa October 7, 2026

Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 19 | 9/11: Remembrance and Resilience, 25 Years Later (Part Two)

Boaz Hepner September 11, 2026

Bar Mitzvah Lessons

Rabbi Nicole Guzik October 15, 2026

A Moment in Time: October 7 – Beyond Black and White

Rabbi Zach Shapiro October 15, 2026

Thorns and Thistles and Two Trees in the Garden of Eden

Gershon Hepner October 15, 2026

Print Issue: Making Jewish Fiction New Again | October 16, 2026

Jewish Journal Staff October 15, 2026

Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Taff and Aliyah

Ari L. Noonan October 15, 2026

Michael Douglas Memoir, ‘One Helluva Ride,’ Is a Helluva Read

Alan Zeitlin October 15, 2026

A Burst of Inspirational Art in Hadassah

Toby Klein Greenwald October 15, 2026

"Two serious men with shoulder bags stand in front of a weathered, sunlit building, partially shaded by window light inside a worn, possibly abandoned environment."

‘We Had a Mission to Tell the World Our Story’: ‘Fauda’ Creator Avi Issacharoff

Ayala Or-El October 15, 2026

Three Years Later: 1-in-5 Israelis Report Severe Mental Health Impairment

Brian Fishbach October 15, 2026

Jewish Charter Schools Take a Step Forward

Michael A. Helfand October 15, 2026

Jon Polin Wants Answers, Not Revenge, Three Years After Oct. 7

Brian Fishbach October 15, 2026

Oct. 7 Survivors Share Stories of Loss, Courage and Resilience

Ayala Or-El October 15, 2026

“Seeing Reality Clearly”: Noa Tishby’s Oct. 7 Address

Noa Tishby October 15, 2026

Beit Issie Shapiro Gala Celebrates Resilience, Independence and the Power of Possibility

Ayala Or-El October 15, 2026

Proposition 37: The California Middle-Class Homeownership Act and the Future of Jewish Community in Los Angeles

Lisa Ansell October 15, 2026

Confronting Personal Tragedy: A Rosh Hashanah Reflection

Dennis Prager

High Holy Days Sermon Preview

Ryan Torok

Mark Ruffalo, Meet Dolly Parton

David Suissa

Columnists

David Suissa

On Counterfeit Meaning: Flower Children to Manson, Gen Z to Hamas

Gil Troy

Three Years After October 7, Israelis Parallel Americans’ Post-9/11 Mood Swings

Noa Tishby

“Seeing Reality Clearly”: Noa Tishby’s Oct. 7 Address

Kathleen Hayes

The Return to Biblicalness

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila

Zionism and the Sukkah: Humility, Unity and the Soul of the Jewish State

Morton Schapiro

Light and Joy

Editor's Note

Lies in the Air, Facts on the Ground

David Suissa

We have no illusions about the rising threat to Jews around the world; we know there are PR battles Zionists may never win. But we

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Pray Go On

Andy Guerdat

Columnists

Voter ID Proposition: Not Important, But Not Terrible

Paul Kujawsky

Columnists

Will the Saudis Look to Israel?

Dan Schnur

Editor's Note

Turning the Tables on Lie of the Century

David Suissa

Editor's Note

How I Lost My Composure in Front of 2,000 People

David Suissa

PODCASTSJJ Podcast Network

Unpacking the Crisis in Israel and Brainstorming Solutions

You Don't Know Schiff

We Think It’s Funny Episode One: Guest Darren Carter

Dating, DMs & Lie Detectors ft. Zach Margs

Pam Stein: Purim and Sweet and Savory Hamentaschen

JJ Live with Shanni Suissa

Hillel Fuld: Can Israel Win The PR War?

JJ Books

What Kind of Judaism Do We Want After Oct. 7?

Michael Berenbaum

Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People

Michael Berenbaum

Making Torah More Accessible

Lyric Niv

JJ Bloggers

The Portugal Most Travelers Never See: A Journey Through Sephardic Heritage

Delia duPlessis

A Moment in Time: October 7 – We Will Not be Defined by Loss

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

A Moment in Time: Give a Child a Summer to Remember

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

“No Matter What” The Realities of Healthcare Crisis

Lisa Ellen Niver

A Moment in Time: Sukkot

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

Chosen Links by Boaz

“Just a Few Sleeps Away” by Mike Nichols

Boaz Hepner

A family’s discovery of good and evil in the aftermath of 9/11

CULTURECulture

Challahs in the Air — Rainbows Everywhere

October 15, 2026

Someday, I hope to make this rainbow challah with my granddaughters.

Television

‘We Had a Mission to Tell the World Our Story’: ‘Fauda’ Creator Avi Issacharoff

Ayala Or-El

It is Episodes 7 and 8, which take viewers back to Oct. 7, that have generated some of the strongest reactions from audiences around the world.

Books

Making Jewish Fiction New Again

Monica Osborne

In a climate of anti-Jewish censorship, a new fiction imprint from Wicked Son will play a part in determining the future of Jewish fiction in America.

Music

Yasmin Levy Refuses to Put Ladino Music in a Museum

Brian Fishbach

The Israeli singer returns the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills on Oct. 11 with “One More Night,” bringing the mix of Ladino, flamenco and Middle Eastern music that has defined much of her work.