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The Theology of a Simple Basket
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Reframing the Fight: Jew-Haters As Losers
November 29, 2025
Jews have been on the defensive for so long we’ve forgotten what it’s like to go on the offense. Reframing the fight on the loser-winner axis is a good start.
We Can’t Fight Antisemitism By Killing Free Speech
November 28, 2025
Buckley understood that free speech doesn’t mean freeing yourself from speech you don’t like; it means standing your ground and confronting it.
Tucker Carlson’s New ‘West’: A Civilization with No Room for Mainstream Jews
November 27, 2025
Carlson is not defending Western civilization. He is trying to redefine it into something smaller, harsher, and hostile to the very people who shaped it.
Peter Beinart’s Embrace of Jewish Powerlessness and anti-Zionism
November 27, 2025
In contrast to his loyal followers in groups calling themselves “Jewish Voice for Peace” and “IfNotNow” Beinart has more than a trivial familiarity with Jewish tradition and texts, which he displays in presenting his views.
Grateful for the Stories We Create
November 27, 2025
Thanksgiving is an ideal time to seek out family stories. What gets in the way are those other stories that assault us every hour on social media and news sites.
Print Issue: Tikvah Thinking Big | November 28, 2025
November 27, 2025
At its Jewish Leadership Conference in New York, the fast-growing Tikvah movement posed the provocative question: “Can the Jews Save the West?”
Comings and Goings – A poem for Parsha Vayetzei
November 27, 2025
We could have been roadside sheep salespeople…
Lenny and Adaeze Rosenberg: NYBD & Bakery, “It’s a Sweet World” and Italian Rainbow Cookies
November 26, 2025
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 134
A Bisl Torah — A Jewish Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025
Jews know Thanksgiving because it’s a holiday we essentially celebrate every week.
California Man Faces Up to 15 Years for Threat to ‘Blow Up Every Synagogue in a 20-Mile Radius’
November 26, 2025
Elijah Alexander King allegedly used his phone to search for shuls 10 minutes after sending the threat.
What Happens If Thanksgiving Shows Up And You Don’t Feel Grateful?
November 26, 2025
Should you feel obligated to show gratitude just because it’s an American tradition? And should you feel guilty if you don’t?
Ramah Lights Up Sinai Temple, JNF-USA Global Conference
November 25, 2025
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Weiner and Cedars-Sinai: A ‘Temporary’ Job That’s Lasted 18 Years and Counting
November 25, 2025
Eighteen years on, he may be the busiest, happiest, most contented rav in Los Angeles.
A Portrait of Heartbreak and Compassion After the Wreckage of War in ‘Dog’
November 25, 2025
It’s the tale of an IDF officer who survived the fighting in Gaza only to suffer the invisible wounds of combat trauma, drug addiction and post-traumatic stress after he returns to Tel Aviv.
At Sinai Temple, Shmuel Rosner Highlights Jewish ‘Potential to Create a Better World’
November 25, 2025
“Why am I a Jew?” Rosner said from the bimah. “Three minutes aren’t nearly enough to lay out all the reasons, but here is one: not to betray our human potential to create a better world.”
Reinventing Thanksgiving Leftovers
November 25, 2025
Some might say that one of the best parts of Thanksgiving is the leftovers. These recipes have all the festivity and none of the guilt.
Light Heavenly Challah and a White Chocolate Babka
November 25, 2025
Baking challah is therapeutic and satisfying and I’m especially grateful for the spiritual opportunity to do the mitzvah of ha’frashat challah.