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Tisha B’Av: Can We Find Pride in Grief?
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The Rock Star’s Jewish Star
August 3, 2025
We now have a better appreciation for why Billy Joel understood human longing and disappointment better than most.
Grief and the Road to Resilience
August 2, 2025
We know that our tears are not in vain; they are the very foundation of a better future.
“Good Showbiz” Meets Good Shabbos at Eli Leonard’s Hilarious New Show
August 2, 2025
For comic Eli Leonard, being Jewish in America means never forgetting that his world is a business and he better make us laugh.
Learning Torah in Glasgow, or What Caused the Destruction of the Temple?
August 1, 2025
The emotional detachment, the elitism, the inability to embrace the other and the different – all these led to the moral and social collapse that preceded the physical destruction.
Rebuke and the Bitter Water
August 1, 2025
At the Jordan, Moses, in his final interchange with God is rebuked. What behavior prompted it?
Memory Embrace: A Monumental Act of Remembrance and Justice in Brest
August 1, 2025
It is the culmination of a two-decade effort to restore dignity to a sacred site that was destroyed by the Nazis and paved over by the Soviets. The monument, built from recovered headstones, now stands as a public act of remembrance and reclamation.
AI and the Holocaust
July 31, 2025
How will artificial intelligence models affect our understanding of the past and the lessons we derive from history?
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.
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