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.
- Featured
- 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.
- David Suissa
As we exert ourselves to correct the lies against Israel, one epic lie remains untouched: The lie that Israel is a white country. But where do we think this lie comes from?
- Eva Robbins
The shofar, the most significant symbol and vehicle for the Holy Days, represents a multiplicity of interpretations and depth of meaning in our tradition.
- Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
Different than programs who might “include one Sephardic session” as a token gesture, at Elul Min Hamizrah, Sephardic-Mizrahi Judaism is the heart, mind and soul of the program.
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
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
JJ Bloggers
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
A Moment in Time: “The First Step Toward Peace Begins ….. Here.“
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
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
Breaking the Fast Is a Piece of Cake
October 10, 2024
Soft and fluffy, light and airy, there’s something special about sponge cakes. They bring back feelings of home and memories from a time long gone.
Theater
‘October 7’ Play Held at UCLA
Aaron Bandler
The “Verbatim Play,” taken from testimonies of Oct. 7 survivors, received a warm reception.
Television
‘Nobody Wants This’ Creator Erin Foster Talks Hit Netflix Show
Ryan Torok
For “Nobody Wants This” creator Erin Foster, art appears to imitate life.
Television
Taking it IZZY
Ayala Or-El
The goal of IZZY is to introduce global audiences to a broader range of Israeli content, beyond the familiar narratives of the Arab-Israeli conflict or ultra-Orthodox life.
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 Rosh Hashana ~ A New World
October 2, 2024
A Bisl Torah – What Does God Look Like?
September 26, 2024
A Bisl Torah – Sounds of the Shofar
September 19, 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.
That Song In My Head – a poem for Parsha Nitzavim-Vayelech
September 26, 2024
We’re so close to the end of the Torah and Moses is singing…
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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