
Print Issue: The Rise of Magen Am | May 22, 2026
How a Chabad rabbi built a community security movement in Los Angeles.

How a Chabad rabbi built a community security movement in Los Angeles.

A new book by Melanie Phillips challenges the conventional wisdom and offers innovative ideas and practical tools to fight the global surge of antisemitism.

An outcry over my support for Israel in my Jewish Journal columns forced me to withdraw from my commencement address at Georgetown Law School. Here is the speech I was going to give.

Controversial professor Gad Saad talks about “Suicidal Empathy” and why the world considers it cool to hate Jews. by Alan Zeitlin

Best known for her “Everything is Energy” podcast, transformational coach and meditation teacher Cathy Heller shares her wisdom in her new book on living with meaning and abundance.

As Israel turns 78, its alliance with America is being questioned from all sides. What is the wise path forward?

What will define the Jewish future is not antisemitism but how we respond to it. Embracing our Maccabean spirit would be a good start.

How a Mark Twain passage at our Passover seder led me to reflect on the themes of envy and Jewish self-esteem.

How does the Exodus story, Judaism’s foundational narrative of freedom, speak to the present? We asked local leaders, including rabbis, educators and podcasters, to weigh in.

As the Iranian people yearn for their liberation, a reflection on the improbable connection between ancient Persian civilization and the Jewish holiday of freedom.




