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No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
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Shmuel Rosner
Respecting Both Tradition and Equality at the Kotel
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Yes, It’s Anti-Semitism
Karen Lehrman Bloch
It’s Time to Tell Your Family Legacy Story
Kylie Ora Lobell
Shrinking Center Hurting Jews
March 18, 2026
Too many voices on both the left and the right disparage Israel for how its military has been deployed in Gaza, without raising similar questions about Hamas’ terrorism, which began and continues the war.
Stop Rationalizing Antisemitic Violence
March 18, 2026
Violence is never justified, and we excuse, justify or contextualize it away at our own peril.
A Wisdom of the Heart for a Time of War
March 18, 2026
It is the ability to understand what another person is carrying – their fear, vulnerability and burden – and to respond without dismissing them.
Ethically Produced AI Film? Filmmaker and Professor Says “Yes”
March 16, 2026
A year after releasing his AI film, “Next Stop Paris,” director Stuart Acher reflects on the speed of change.
Does Poverty Lead to Terrorism?
March 16, 2026
The actual biographical details of terrorists tell a different story.
Jewish Notables from the 98th Academy Awards
March 16, 2026
This year, the most Jewish presence came during the In Memoriam segments.
Islam Is Calling
March 15, 2026
If we refuse to pay attention to Islam’s organizing principle of absolute submission, our destiny is to one day recall, with deep regret, that there was a time when it was not too late to reclaim the West.
The Unusual Urge to Meet a Stranger
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 that connects us through the generations.
Sinai Akiba Masquerade Ball, Builders of Jewish Education’s 2026 Annual Benefit
March 13, 2026
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
We Need More Jewish Babies
March 13, 2026
In order to have a Jewish future, we need to have more Jewish babies.
Congregation Beth Israel: Fond Memories of My Childhood Synagogue in LA’s Fairfax District
March 13, 2026
Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest traditional Orthodox shul in Los Angeles, which was dedicated in 1902 and originally located in the Bunker Hill District in Downtown LA.
A Bisl Torah — The Story You Need to Tell
March 12, 2026
May the story you share be a reminder that through our fears and uncertainty, alongside the bitterness we experience, redemption awaits.
Dutch Mistreat: Anti-Zionists in the Netherlands Tried Disrupting My Zoom Lecture
March 12, 2026
Denouncing my invitation, anti-Zionists smashed over 25 plate-glass windows in two nights of vandalism. Their graffiti proclaimed: “Stop your Zionist war propaganda” and “stop zios.”
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
Suspect Dead after Car Crash, Shooting at Detroit-area Reform Temple, Largest in North America
March 12, 2026
The director of security at Temple Israel was injured in the attack, the Reform congregation said.
Print Issue: The Year Everything Changed | March 13, 2026
March 12, 2026
Crazy as it might sound, it all started with the Dodgers, and how they won back-to- back World Series in 2024 and 2025. That year, with those two championships on either end, is the exact same year l became a practicing Jew. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence.