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AIPAC Doubles Down

Tisha B'Av

Cover Story: AIPAC Doubles Down on its Mission

Imagine that you run an organization devoted exclusively to a woman’s right to have an abortion. At election time, you identify candidates most committed...

Commentary

Consolation, Not Closure

Chaim Steinmetz -

We spend more time emphasizing consolation than grief, because consolation is a far more challenging task.

Commentary

A Cry in the Wilderness: How Jewish Organizations Can Help With Jewish Genetic Diseases

Isaac Levy -

Across the world, especially here in the United States, Jews have access to an incredible network of Jewish organizations, but where is the support for those suffering from Jewish genetic diseases?

Commentary

Famed Truman Biographer Got It All Wrong on Zionism

Dr. Rafael Medoff -

McCullough’s careless accusation against an American Zionist leader, made without any documentation, reminds us that even Pulitzer Prize winners can sometimes make mistakes—serious ones.

Rosner’s Domain: An Already Forgotten Gaza Eruption

Shmuel Rosner - August 10, 20220

Rosner's Domain

Operation Breaking Dawn in Gaza started and ended in three days.

Summer Lovin… in Croatia and Beyond

Dahlia Bender - August 2, 20220

Beauty

Summertime… the season of love. Summer is indeed in full swing here in the Northern Hemisphere and I am loving the long sunny warm days! Whenever I look up...

BCC Celebrates New Rabbi, Milken Student Completes Prestigious Internship

Ryan Torok - August 11, 20220

Progressive, LGBTQ+ congregation Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC) welcomed its new spiritual leader, Rabbi Jillian Cameron, during a recent installation ceremony.

Community

Ready, Set, Food! A New Way to Prevent Allergies

Debra L. Eckerling - August 11, 20220

The mission at Ready, Set, Food! is to give parents the tools they need to help ensure their baby has a future of food freedom.

Wires

In War-Torn Ukraine, Medical Staff Struggle to Treat Cancer With Help of Israeli Experts

Adi Koplewitz, The Media Line - August 11, 20220

When Dr. Anna Uzlova took part in founding a charity organization for cancer patients in 2020, she thought it would face just the ordinary challenges that come with treating cancer: raising money for expensive treatments, educating about the disease, and helping people get better.

Community

Step Into The Podcast Bus, a New Recording Studio on Wheels

Ari L. Noonan - August 11, 20220

Daniel Lobell has been podcasting since the art form was introduced in 2004.

Columnists

Editor's Note

David Suissa - August 11, 20220

The Gaza Riviera, Part 2

As war was raging between Hamas and Israel in January 2009, I wrote a delusional column dreaming about a “Gaza Riviera.”

My Turn

Dennis Prager - March 23, 20220

Ukraine: What Is in America’s Interest?

As a result of the Russian invasion and partial destruction of Ukraine, the question “What is in America’s interest?” is the question of the day.

Columnists

Dan Schnur - August 10, 20220

The Shortest War

Just in case you missed it, there was a war in Israel last weekend.

Columnists

Kylie Ora Lobell - August 10, 20220

The Orthodox Community Must Invest in the Arts

I absolutely believe we can participate in the arts and still stay true to our Torah values.

Columnists

Tabby Refael - August 3, 20220

Rescued, Redeemed, Robbed

Menachem Kashanian, 28, was riding his bicycle to synagogue at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 25 when he saw an older man sitting on the sidewalk, alone and visibly distraught.

Columnists

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila - June 14, 20220

My Last Cup of Coffee with A.B. Yehoshua

It was January 2020, in a small café in Givatayim, when I last met with the celebrated Israeli author A. B. Yehoshua, who passed away on June 14 at the age of 85.

Sinai Temple Appoints Nicole Guzik and Erez Sherman as New Senior Rabbis

Israel

Jewish Groups Commemorate Anniversary of Sbarro Bombing

Aaron Bandler -

Various Jewish groups issued tweets and statements commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Palestinian terror attack at a pizzeria during the Second Intifada. Author Aviva...

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Lithuania’s Family Secret

Blake Flayton - August 10, 20220

“The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was A War Criminal” is a story of one family’s secret and one country’s shame.

Commentary

Hope for Uniting the People of Israel

Benjamin Raziel - August 5, 20220

Despite the fall of the most diverse Israeli government to date, Jewish-Arab collaboration is possible in Israel.

Commentary

The Secular Socialist Zionist Who Insisted on Mourning on Tisha B’Av

Gil Troy - August 4, 20220

In 1934, Berl Katznelson, an avowedly secular Socialist Zionist living in Tel Aviv, criticized members of his youth movement for going off to camp on Tisha B’Av.

Commentary

How Is It Possible?

Rhoda Weisman - August 4, 20220

This article is not easy to read, but I feel compelled to tell my truths.

Commentary

A Call for Peace, 3,300 Years Later

Chaim Steinmetz - August 4, 20220

Peace is not just another halachic obligation; it is a moral foundation of Judaism.

PodcastsDavid Suissa and Shanni Suissa - June 3, 20220

Depp–Heard Trial, Gun Madness and Shavuot

Listen to the full episode on any of your favorite podcast platforms! David and Shanni weigh in on some difficult topics, and why Shavuot is such...

PodcastsErin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz - April 30, 20210

Mindy and Mandy Moved Us While Oscars Snoozed Us

After briefly breaking down the Oscars, the Bagels compare it to the Jewish community after COVID (of course) and wonder if the trailers for "In The...

PodcastsShanni Suissa and Salvador Litvak - January 12, 20220

Rabbi Doctor Daniel Friedman: Talmud For Regular Folks

Author and speaker Daniel Friedman shares transformative wisdom from our Sages, as well as surprising research from his doctoral thesis on American Christian attitudes...

PodcastsShmuel Rosner - June 19, 20220

Catherine Wolff: Beyond

Shmuel Rosner chats with Catherine Wolff about her book: "Beyond: How Humankind Thinks About Heaven." Catherine Wolff is a writer, editor, and former director of The...

Rosner's DomainShmuel Rosner - October 6, 20210

This Isn’t About Kamala, It’s About America

I was sad to hear about Kamala Harris and the student incident. Not because I’m worried about the support for Israel, but because I’m worried about the state of America.

You Don’t Know Schiff

JJ Books

Examining a Deity Made in Our Own Image

Jonathan Kirsch - January 20, 2022

“Squirrel Hill” Shows Violence Against Jews Can Happen Anywhere

Jonathan Kirsch - November 24, 2021

Seeing Through the Eyes of a Traveling Truth-Teller

Jonathan Kirsch - October 28, 2021

JJ Bloggers

A Moment in Time: Crossing the Line

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Feeling Icelandic at Sky Lagoon Iceland

Lisa Ellen Niver -

Seekers of Truth Among The Ruins – Thoughts for the 9th of Av

Rabbi Mordecai Finley -

A Moment in Time: Keep Looking Forward

Rabbi Zach Shapiro -

If We Want to Save Our Planet, We Need to Think Out of This World

Natasha Gross, ZAVIT* Science and the Environment News Agency -

Celebrations from Los Angeles to Iceland: Niver’s News: July 2022

Lisa Ellen Niver -

The Blueprint of the Ever Falling Temple

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Film

Shimon Peres Doc “Never Stop Dreaming” Aims to Inspire World Leaders

Brian Fishbach - August 11, 20220

Here is one film that should be added to the top of the Netflix queue of every world leader (yes, world leaders watch Netflix too): “Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres.”

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