Editor's Picks
What Ever Happened to the LA Times?
Dan Schnur
Who Are the Jews On Joe Biden’s Cabinet?
Ryan Torok
No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
Larry Greenfield
Latest Articles
“Jerusalemites”
Boaz Hepner
Did Josephus See Jesus as a Rebellious Son?
Gershon Hepner
A Moment in Time: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Rabbi Zach Shapiro
A Bisl Torah — Repairs Reopen
Rabbi Nicole Guzik
Print Issue: The Silent Boycott | August 21, 2026
August 20, 2026
How Israeli academics are being shut out of the international academic world, and how UCLA professor Judea Pearl is fighting back.
Jacob and Esau Clash on the Cross Bronx Expressway in New Book
August 20, 2026
The novel is set in 1952 and centers on Jay deVenezia, a 23-year-old, six-foot-five-inch Italian Jew from the Bronx, and his older brother, Eric “Bud” deVenezia.
Israeli Rom-Com ‘Bloody Murray’ Balances Life and Art
August 20, 2026
“Bloody Murray,” whose first season is available on ChaiFlicks, stars Naomi Levov as Mo, better known as Murray, and Rotem Sela as her best friend and roommate, Dana.
Elon Gold’s ‘The Wedding Entertainer’ Up for Best Film at 2026 Ophir Awards
August 20, 2026
In addition to Best Feature Film, “The Wedding Entertainer” received nominations for Best Actor for Rand, Best Supporting Actor for Tal Friedman, Best Supporting Actress for Malky Goldman, Best Screenplay for Rand and Best Cinematography for Giora Bejach.
The Bad Data Behind the ‘Genocide’ Charge
August 20, 2026
Everyone has a direct stake in knowing that one of the most-cited evidentiary pillars in the international campaign against Israel is far shakier than its footnotes suggest.
In This Season: Renewing Our L.A. Jewish Community
August 20, 2026
In this, the season of our renewal, I am proposing a transformational agenda for our Los Angeles Jewish community.
There’s a Leek in the Bureka
August 20, 2026
Deliciously flaky and crispy with a satisfying creamy filling, these burekas are really easy to prepare.
The Silent Boycott
August 20, 2026
How Israeli Academics Are Being Shut Out of the International Academic World
Hit the Pause Button
August 19, 2026
The pause isn’t the absence of action; it’s a sanctuary in time.
Rosner’s Domain | The Repressed Question of Judea and Samaria
August 19, 2026
It is a challenge for which various solutions have already been tried and failed. Most of all, it is a challenge that doesn’t seem to have any prospect of being addressed anytime soon in a way that leads to a final resolution.
Presidents Have Always Lied — When Threatened by Assassins
August 19, 2026
Presidential security machinations, like presidential vacation time and decorating budgets, often serve as partisan Rorschach tests: rivals mock, while supporters defend.
Why I’m No Longer a Democrat
August 19, 2026
It is about refusing to allow partisan loyalty to make us silent when our own community is threatened.
Why I’m Staying in the Democratic Party
August 19, 2026
Nowhere is it written you have to agree with every position taken by every candidate running as a member of your party.
We Must Fight Antisemitism By Solidifying Our Connection to America
August 19, 2026
America needs the Jews as much as the Jews need America.
Debunking the Lie of the Century
August 19, 2026
Investigative journalist and bestselling author Gerald Posner offers a primer to debunk the “genocide” libel against Israel.
Leaning Toward Love: Expanding What Counts as a Jewish Home
August 19, 2026
Maximizing Jewish life, learning, practice and belonging remains nonnegotiable. However, when a halakhic ruling fails to achieve its purpose, we must reexamine the ruling.
Sitting on a Three-Legged Chair
August 19, 2026
Every morning I convince myself that if I could just find the right system, the right schedule, everything would finally balance.
A Minyan in a Garage
August 19, 2026
The minyan included mechanics, replete with the mandatory oil-stained hands and grime beneath their fingernails.