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The Best Things in Life Aren’t Free
July 31, 2025
Beginning next week, you’ll be able to get home delivery of your favorite paper.
As Fear Rises in America, Jews Must Feel Safe But Also Proud
July 31, 2025
To the American Jewish community: hold your communities safe, yes. But also hold them proud. Show your children that their identity is sacred—not something to be erased—but something to inspire.
Israel on Campus Coalition Holds the Largest Pro-Israel Student Gathering in the U.S.
July 31, 2025
The theme of the event, “Turning the Tide,” conveyed the energy and urgency with which pro-Israel students are confronting campus antisemitism and fighting back with moral clarity and pride in who they are.
Print Issue: How the Soviets Taught the West to Erase the Jews | August 1, 2025
July 31, 2025
Although the Soviets played a central role in defeating fascism and winning the Second World War, the government turned vehemently against its own Jews in a sophisticated anti-Zionism campaign that now finds renewed life in the West.
A Bisl Torah — Loving, Truthful Words
July 31, 2025
Moses opens our eyes to a real necessity: if we truly love someone, sometimes, the hard, honest truths need to be shared.
Rabbis of LA | Leading Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center Out of the Fire
July 31, 2025
“I believe we will rebuild on that site. For a while, it was a question. But it looks as if we are going to stay.”
Where ISIS and the UN Converge: A Jewish Reading of “Fundamentally” by Nussaibah Younis
July 31, 2025
“Fundamentally” satirizes a Middle East-based UN agency and its workers and is the debut novel of Nussaibah Younis.
Indie Rocker Alyssa Joseph on Music, Mental Health and Making It on Her Own Terms
July 31, 2025
The Journal sat down with her for a candid conversation about her journey and the music that fuels it.
Faith, Film and Firearms: Mark Feuerstein on Jewish Pride in the Age of Antisemitism
July 31, 2025
Though witnessing the rise in antisemitism in the U.S. hasn’t made him want to own a gun, Feuerstein said he came to realize that Jews need to protect themselves and one another — because no one else will.
OBKLA Marks Milestone, Huckabee Visits Israel, ‘Guns and Moses’ Opens at Laemmle
July 31, 2025
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
The Shadow of Babi Yar: How the Soviets Taught the West to Erase the Jews
July 31, 2025
Soviet antizionism, which began with erasing Jews from Holocaust memory, paved the way for one of the most pernicious lies: that Zionists are Nazis.
Georgia Freedman: “Snacking Dinners,” Whimsy and Hummus
July 30, 2025
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 118
Saving Northwestern University From Itself
July 30, 2025
The DOE must ensure it creates lasting, structural change and returns Northwestern to its rightful place as a gem of American academia.
Gaza Starvation and the Jenin Massacre Hoax
July 30, 2025
Then, as now, there is very little verifiable information, but, relying on Palestinian “sources,”with their UN and NGO industry allies, Israel is again pronounced guilty.
Inter-Faith Bridge-Building at the American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council Conference
July 30, 2025
It was a reunion of souls and an opportunity to meet new partners in true allyship.
Meta Makes a Fortune by Keeping People Physically Isolated
July 30, 2025
Maybe it’s a sign of our “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” that I would need to write about the value of something we’ve been doing for thousands of years— showing up in person.
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