fbpx

GET HOME DELIVERY! CLICK HERE »

ADVERTISE
pick up locations
HOME DELIVERY
donate

Jewish Journal

Connect. Inform. Inspire.

California in the Vanguard

[additional-authors]
Picture of David A. Lehrer

David A. Lehrer

August 17, 2015

Readers of this blog know of our optimism and our efforts to counter the general media’s penchant for the most negative aspects of virtually every story—if there’s a dark lining on a cloud we can rely on the media to find it, focus on it and trumpet it.

That made yesterday’s New York Times so unexpected and refreshing—-an unqualifiedly upbeat story about California and what Californians have done in the face of the driest four year period in the state’s history.

The lead story in the paper’s Sunday Review section was entitled, “

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

Bringing Israeli Doctors Back

August 6, 2026

ScienceAbroad works with two groups in medicine: physicians who leave Israel for fellowships and Israeli students who attend medical school in Europe.

The Antizionist’s Dilemma

August 6, 2026

It’s not easy being an antizionist these days. Especially if you’re determined to live in accordance with your most important moral imperative: the denigration of the world’s only Jewish state.

How the Supreme Court Adapted Parshat Shoftim

August 5, 2026

The Torah offers a better model than avenging and avoiding. It offers a safe opportunity for parties to meet and peacefully explain their perspectives, which might have been misunderstood. They can offer apologies and, where necessary, make amends for harms caused.

Can One Be a Non-Observant Orthodox Jew?

August 5, 2026

The tradition has always been bigger than any one person’s grip on it. What draws me is simple: I think these texts are a good part of why we are still here as a people. I want to know them and, in my own way, embrace them. Orthodox is where I turn.

Lies, Damned Lies and the Right Side of History

August 5, 2026

One question alone matters these days: Does this fact strengthen my tribe, or is it bad for it? If bad, it must be suppressed, denied, explained away. The higher truth is the narrative that serves the cause, the quest of the righteous and true.

Life Lessons in Old Age

August 5, 2026

Hardship and joy are present at every step. There is no time when it will be all good, so focus on the good and carry on. There are always moments to savor and appreciate.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.