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Judaism
Prayer in Times of Illness
Rabbi Jason Weiner
June 3, 2026
How should we approach prayer for an end-stage dying patient, for whom medical professionals predict no chance of recovery?
Democracy, Divinity and the Inherent Challenge of the Image of God
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
June 3, 2026
Tomer Persico’s “In God’s Image: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea” is a tour de force — with a twist. Tracing the history of the concept, he suggests the Deity perhaps planted the seeds for His own modern demise.
Boring, Very Boring
Chaim Steinmetz
May 29, 2026
AI is accelerating our decline into a monoculture, where everything sounds the same, a culture that is dull and unoriginal.
Does This Count? – A poem for Parsha Nasso
Rick Lupert
May 28, 2026
I wish I knew about this in the 90s when I had the confidence to strut around in a mullet.
A Bisl Torah — Keep Searching
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
May 28, 2026
As you search, God will likely find you.
The Rabbinical School of Chicken Soup
Chaim Steinmetz
May 21, 2026
Why didn’t the Torah provide any rituals for Shavuot? And why was it so important for Jews to create their own customs?
No Sleep ’til Brooklyn – A poem for Shavuot
Rick Lupert
May 21, 2026
It’s been seven weeks since Egypt and we’re ready for the next Big Thing…
New Articles
‘Playmakers’: A Jewish Toyland
Steven Mirkin
June 3, 2026
Comedian Jeff Ross Talks Pastrami in the Big Apple
Steve Matoren
June 3, 2026
AFHU Western Region Names President, Jewish American Heritage Month Exhibit, Moishe House Shabbat
Jewish Journal Staff
June 3, 2026
Tourism Chief Says Israel Remains Open, Safe, and Ready for You
Ayala Or-El
June 3, 2026
Former Hostage Bar Kupershtein Finds Moments of Joy in Los Angeles
Ayala Or-El
June 3, 2026