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The Agreement with Iran: This Lemon Is Sour, but Israel Can – and Must –Make Lemonade
July 1, 2026
If Israel can help ensure that the enriched uranium leaves Iran, and if it can use this moment to push Iran and its money out of Lebanon, then a damaging agreement can still be turned into a strategic opening.
Doubling Down on Who We Are
July 1, 2026
The work, the ancient, urgent, irreplaceable work of Jewish community, is the answer. Not as retreat. Not as consolation. But as the most powerful response available to us.
I Chose Judaism
July 1, 2026
I was born Jewish, but I chose Judaism in the sense that I came to understand what Judaism represents, how it gives meaning and purpose to my life and how important it is for the world.
Did Netanyahu Undermine Israel’s Most Valuable Asset?
July 1, 2026
For 75 years, Israeli prime ministers, left and right, kept American politics out of their statecraft. Netanyahu ended that tradition. The bill is coming due.
Lincoln’s Fast and Moses’ Faith: A July Fourth Reflection
July 1, 2026
Lincoln’s covenantally-minded republic, what he called God’s “almost chosen people,” would emerge from the conflict victorious, just as Moses’ would eventually return to the Promised Land after their fracture and resulting exile.
We Are Grieving: A Lament
July 1, 2026
I am grieving the loss of an illusion, that we had finally outgrown this ancient poison, that education and progress had cured a sickness older than our temples’ ruins.
On Wholeness
July 1, 2026
This, I think, is belonging. And belonging is always to play a part in something larger than oneself.
It’s Really a Wonderful Life
July 1, 2026
Like George Bailey, Moses felt he could not carry this burden alone and did not want to live. Even Moses could not see all the good that he had done in this life. Little did he know that thousands of years later, we would still be thankful for his leadership.
Grief in our Times
July 1, 2026
During the three weeks before Tisha b’Av we remember how the Romans began their attack, breaking the walls, creating insecurity and fear among the people.
If Jews Are Not Indigenous to the Land of Israel, Then What Does ‘Indigenous’ Even Mean?
July 1, 2026
Indigeneity asks where a people became a people – not where its descendants happened to be living centuries later. By that standard, few peoples and lands match more clearly the idea of indigeneity than the Jewish people with the Land of Israel.
Charlotte Hornets Guard Coby White Visits Chai Lifeline’s Camp Simcha Without Borders
July 1, 2026
He spent the afternoon giving out autographs, taking photos, and dancing with the campers on their final day at camp.
Squeezed from Both Sides
July 1, 2026
Unlike the DSA members who attack Israel as a matter of political conviction (albeit dangerously misguided conviction), Vance’s criticisms are instead the product of pure political calculation. It’s hard to know which is worse.
To Honor America’s Birthday, Jewish Journal Launches “250 Reasons to Thank America”
June 30, 2026
In our newly-released e-book “250 Reasons to Thank America,” we express our gratitude again and again and again, for big ideas and small touches.
Happy Unrequited Birthday, America!
June 29, 2026
With the milestone of July 4th imminent, there’s an appalling amount of doom and gloom about America by its own citizenry—even elected officials. The celebratory mood is mixed, if not altogether nihilistic.
250 Reasons to Thank America
June 29, 2026
America’s 250th birthday arrives at a time when things have been especially lousy for Jews. But gratitude is a great Jewish value, so we’ve created a very special birthday present: an e-book with 250 reasons to be grateful for America.
How Democratic Socialists Are Killing the American Dream
June 29, 2026
There’s no bigger priority today for American Jewry than to repair the fraying U.S.-Israel relationship. And there’s no better way to begin that process than by showing how much we care for this country.
Prizmah and Jewish New Teacher Project Join Together to Strengthen Jewish Day Schools
June 29, 2026
Jewish New Teacher Project (JNTP), which helps Jewish day school educators gain and maintain their classroom skills, is becoming part of Prizmah, an organization that unites Jewish day schools and yeshivas in North America.
The Antisemitism We Keep Missing
June 29, 2026
The struggle against antisemitism will be won, or lost, in the everyday spaces where people decide who belongs.