Crisis of Truth
Izabella Tabarovsky
October 1, 2026
An uproar over an article showing discrimination against Jewish and Israeli writers dramatizes how ideology and politics prevail over truth.
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David Suissa
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Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 19 | 9/11: Remembrance and Resilience, 25 Years Later (Part Two)
Boaz Hepner
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A Bisl Torah ~ Fragility Beckons Daily Courage
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
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October Seventh and the Reversal Caused by Sukkot
Gershon Hepner
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The Antisemitism You Won’t Hear About in the News
Ayala Or-El
October 1, 2026
Print Issue: Crisis of Truth | October 2, 2026
Jewish Journal Staff
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A Free Makeover: A Bath, a Haircut and a Second Chance
Ayala Or-El
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Rochelle Furstenberg, Iconic Writer, Editor, Passes Away in Jerusalem
Toby Klein Greenwald
October 1, 2026
What Kind of Judaism Do We Want After Oct. 7?
Michael Berenbaum
October 1, 2026
Your Organization Doesn’t Need a Chatbot. It Needs Its Hours Back.
Lior Ron
October 1, 2026
The Architecture of L’Dor Vador: How Physical Structures Shape Jewish Values and Intergenerational Life
Lisa Ansell
October 1, 2026
Stuffed with Spice and Simcha
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
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Table for Five: Simchat Torah
Salvador Litvak
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Rosner’s Domain | Election Day Will Just Be a Beginning
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Saudi Arabia Is Encircled. The Way Out May Run through Jerusalem
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Two Elections, One People
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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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Before Oct. 7 and After: Arab Audiences Keep Watching ‘Fauda’
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Season 5 is the first season of “Fauda” built around the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks on Israel.
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Yiddish Historians: Writing in Their Own Language for Their Own People
Michael Berenbaum
Mark Smith has compiled an important anthology of Jewish history using 49 works by Yiddish historians to recreate or at least open the door to a world of Jewish thought that was once almost mainstream, but which no longer exists, except in the minds of too few specialists.
Judaism
The Everlasting Melody
Daniel Kraus
Most Jews who have sung “Eitz Chaim” over the past half-century probably never knew Portnoy. They did not know when he wrote the melody or how young he was when he composed it. They simply knew the song.
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A Harira Hug in the Sukkah
- Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
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L’Shana Tova: In the Spirit of the Jewish New Year
- Ayala Or-El
Sweet Devotion: An Apple Cake Recipe
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Eyal Shani’s Recipe for Kosher Cuisine: Wild, Bold and Full of Life
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Table For Five
Table for Five: Sukkot
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Table for Five: Yom Kippur
September 17, 2026
Table for Five: Rosh Hashanah
September 10, 2026
A Bisl Torah
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September 24, 2026
A Bisl Yom Kippur~ Plenty of Regrets
September 17, 2026
A Bisl Rosh Hashana ~ Not Your Typical New Year
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Jewish Chemists Who Changed the World
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