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The Dark Side of DEI
August 23, 2026
It’s racist to hand someone a job based on skin color alone. They will be doomed to fail because representing one’s identity is not the same thing as mastering a profession.
Israel Derangement Syndrome Hits Montreal City Council
August 22, 2026
On Monday, the council will vote on a motion to cut ties with Israel.
Creative Community for Peace Calls Mark Ruffalo’s Ellison Attack Antisemitic, Urges Hollywood to Stop Platforming Him
August 22, 2026
The entertainment-industry organization said Ruffalo fused criticism of Israel with conspiratorial themes involving Jewish wealth, media ownership and concentrated power. Ruffalo called the antisemitism allegation “fundamentally dishonest.”
In Accusing Ellison of Complicity in ‘Genocide,’ Mark Ruffalo Echoes Ancient Tropes of Jewish Control
August 21, 2026
Ruffalo made the Ellisons’ relationship with Israel—and the nationality of an Oracle executive—a core part of his indictment of the Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
When You Go Out To War — A poem for Parsha Ki Teitzei
August 20, 2026
When you go out to war, be nice.
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.