The Unusual Urge to Meet a Stranger
David Suissa
March 13, 2026
We can’t depend on Jew-haters to unify us. It’s one thing to share common enemies; it’s quite another to share an extraordinary story.
Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Engel’s ‘Shabbos in a Gas Station’
Ari L. Noonan
March 13, 2026
The Architecture of Will: Decision and the Structure of Transformation
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
March 13, 2026
We Need More Jewish Babies
Chaim Steinmetz
March 13, 2026
Congregation Beth Israel: Fond Memories of My Childhood Synagogue in LA’s Fairfax District
David M. Pepper, PhD
March 13, 2026
A Moment in Time: “When Losing an Hour Inspires Holiness”
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
March 12, 2026
A Bisl Torah — The Story You Need to Tell
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
March 12, 2026
Is Religious Knowledge Receding or Revealed via Tephilllin, Phylacteries?
Gershon Hepner
March 12, 2026
Dutch Mistreat: Anti-Zionists in the Netherlands Tried Disrupting My Zoom Lecture
Gil Troy
March 12, 2026
Dancing While The War Raged On – A poem for Parsha Vayakhel-Pekudei
Rick Lupert
March 12, 2026
Suspect Dead after Car Crash, Shooting at Detroit-area Reform Temple, Largest in North America
Mike Wagenheim, Jewish News Syndicate
March 12, 2026
Print Issue: The Year Everything Changed | March 13, 2026
Jewish Journal Staff
March 12, 2026
Rabbi Jerry Cutler, 91
Ryan Torok
March 12, 2026
Racing Back to War: Israelis Stranded Abroad Desperate to Return Home
Ayala Or-El
March 12, 2026
Healing Through Play: Mobile STEAM Unit Delivers Trauma Relief to War-Affected Communities
Laya Saul
March 12, 2026
Friday Night Star – Spicy, Saucy Salmon
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
March 12, 2026
Columnists
Shmuel Rosner
Editor's Note
Trump Pressuring Iran Is Far More Important than “Taking Over” Gaza
David Suissa
The Gaza bombshell is one of those fantasies that will hijack many news cycles but will be lucky to get to first base. Trump’s order
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PODCASTSJJ Podcast Network
JJ Books
For the Dogs? The Delightful Surprises of Jewish Medieval Art
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
Exploring Nazi Symbolism in Music in ‘This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll’
Kylie Ora Lobell
JJ Bloggers
From Ireland With Honors: A Triple Award Season for Celtic Charm
Lisa Ellen Niver
A Big Bear Getaway: Nature, Luxury, and Restoration.
Delia duPlessis
A Moment in Time: God’s Birthday
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
Mapping the Year: Niver’s Feb News 2026
Lisa Ellen Niver
Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 15 Poker Pros: A Dialogue on Israel, Antisemitism and the Game They Love
Boaz Hepner
Boaz Hepner speaks to a group of 13 incredible poker pros.
CULTURECulture
Pies for Pi Day
March 12, 2026
March 14, or 3/14 is Pi Day in celebration of the mathematical constant, 3.14159 etc. Any excuse to enjoy a classic or creative pie.
Music
Jewish Rapper Assaulted and Arrested After Taking Down Sign at Vigil for Khamenei
Alan Zeitlin
“There was a vigil for the Ayatollah. I took down a sign. I got attacked. I felt like it was seven people … they ganged up on me. I got hit everywhere. I got messed up. You can’t really defend yourself against seven people. You have to just get away.”
Sports
Zevi Samet Leads YU B-Ball to a Round 1 Victory in NCAA Tourney Nailbiter
Alan Zeitlin
“At the end of the day, I’ve played over 100 games and I’ve been healthy every single game. It’s all blessings to God. I feel really appreciative to God.” – Zevi Samet
Film
The ‘Scream’ Franchise Is Back—Sans Antisemites.
Sarah Ward
It seems that Melissa Barrera – and those who followed her off set – may have inadvertently saved the franchise from itself. In getting back to basics, the film found a way to connect with audiences from both the past and the present.
L.A. Stories
Hollywood
FOODFood Stories
Friday Night Star – Spicy, Saucy Salmon
- Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
Pies for Pi Day
- Debra L. Eckerling
In a Pickle– A Turshi Recipe
- Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
Sweet Kugel Recipes for National Noodle Month
- Debra L. Eckerling
Favorite, Festive Purim Cookies
- Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
Pam Stein: Purim and Sweet and Savory Hamentaschen
- Debra L. Eckerling
Table For Five
Table for Five: Vayakhel
March 12, 2026
Table for Five: Ki Tisa
March 5, 2026
Table for Five: Tetzaveh
February 26, 2026
A Bisl Torah
A Bisl Torah — Spiritual Enslavement
March 5, 2026
A Bisl Torah — The Light You are Commanded to Bring
February 26, 2026
A Bisl Torah — Feeling Motivated?
February 19, 2026
POETRYPoetry
Dancing While The War Raged On – A poem for Parsha Vayakhel-Pekudei
March 12, 2026
I just returned from B’nei Mitzvah in Chicago … War broke out in the middle of the festivities
On That Day – A poem for Parsha Ki Tisa
March 5, 2026
When all of the people are counted – All of them, not just the ones who look like us.
By Your Command – A poem for Parsha Tetzaveh
February 26, 2026
I’m a freeform command follower. Oxygen takes its own path into my lungs. My blood flows at its discretion.
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
A Purim Bread to Gladden the Heart
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
Love Stories – A Persian Love Cake
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
The Charm of Shabbat Chamin
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
Comforts of Home
What I Learned as a Designer on a TV Home Makeover Show
Jonathan Fong
Branching Out for Hanukkah
Jonathan Fong
How to Make a Tzedakah Box from an Old Album Cover
Jonathan Fong
POEMSPoems
Humility, the Torah and Washington DC
- Gershon Hepner
What I Have is For You – A poem for Parsha Terumah
- Rick Lupert
Improvise As Did the Covenant Code
- Gershon Hepner
Thoughts on Radiation
- Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Nation of Laws – A poem for Parsha Mishpatim
- Rick Lupert
Waiting for Religious Intelligence as for AI and Godot
- Gershon Hepner
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The Light of Wonderment: A Letter to My Sons
Regime Humiliation: No, You Won’t Destroy Israel
Ladino Shabbat at Sinai
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