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The Best-Tasting Food in the World
September 26, 2026
The two settings at the center of Sukkot could not be more different: the barren desert and the overflowing harvest.
Jews Are Winning Because Hatred Is Exhausting
September 25, 2026
No matter how loud and how long and how often and how eagerly they have screamed, all they see are stubborn Jews who just keep going, Jews who can’t be stopped.
Shahid Hussain Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Defacing Northwestern University with Antisemitic Symbols
September 25, 2026
The 43-year-old drew the hateful symbols and then gave a Nazi salute, which was captured on surveillance videos.
JNF-USA Holds 9/11 Ceremonies, UCLA Nazarian Center Names Deputy Director
September 24, 2026
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
What a Mask Fight at a Lesbian Bar Has to Do with Antizionism
September 24, 2026
Moral cannibalism demands something more than enforcing the boundaries of a group. The accused must participate in their own demise: confess, apologize, accept the indictment, and surrender the part of themselves the group has condemned
The Joy Within
September 24, 2026
Sukkot asks us to receive the harvest that has actually come in—not the one we imagined or wished for.
Our Celebrated Guests – Ushpizot – A Sukkot Poem
September 24, 2026
These are the seven guests, ushpizot, invited to our Sukkah –
Choose Your Heroes Wisely
September 24, 2026
Who a society calls a hero is not a minor detail; it’s close to the whole diagnosis.
Does Cal State’s Faculty Union Have a Jewish Problem? Newsom Should Look at the Record
September 24, 2026
Jewish members are describing antisemitism within CFA itself as the union presses to weaken protections born of the post-Oct. 7 campus antisemitism crisis.
A Bisl Sukkot ~ Don’t Be Afraid, Go Outside
September 24, 2026
The sukkah reminds us to go out into the world, especially when the comforts of insularity beckon us closer—to explore paths we have yet to take and seek journeys ready for wandering.
Print Issue: Can We Rescue Our Youth From Social Media? | September 25, 2026
September 24, 2026
A Jewish high school in Los Angeles has developed a program that encourages students to reclaim their lives from social media. It is changing the conversation.
Before Oct. 7 and After: Arab Audiences Keep Watching ‘Fauda’
September 24, 2026
Season 5 is the first season of “Fauda” built around the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 terror attacks on Israel.
For These Israelis, Voting Is Worth a $10,000 Trip Home
September 24, 2026
The Journal spoke with a dozen Israelis from California who are planning to travel to Israel for the election.
A Harira Hug in the Sukkah
September 24, 2026
I love making soup for this holiday because even if the days are still warm, the cooler evenings make you start craving something warm and comforting.
Can We Rescue Our Youth from Social Media?
September 24, 2026
A Jewish high school in Los Angeles has developed a program that encourages students to reclaim their lives from social media. It is changing the conversation.
‘Let No Person Judge Himself’ — On the Apostate, Self-Hatred, and the Wrong Questions
September 23, 2026
There is a difference between criticism that comes from responsibility and love, and an almost psychological need to prove to the world: I am not one of them.
Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter’s Son Undergoes Brain Surgery After West Bank Terror Attack
September 23, 2026
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem said Wednesday night that after undergoing lifesaving procedures in its trauma unit, Leiter underwent complex brain surgery lasting several hours along with additional treatments.