Artist to watch: Aijia
Aijia\'s live performance music video of her song \"Good Cry\" off her debut EP Learning To Let Go.
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Becoming More Welcoming
December 31, 2025
Throughout our history, the Jewish people have been much more committed “bonders,” often as a result of necessity and survival. But there are times when we would benefit from being “bridgers” as well.
What Was the Magic Word to Describe 2025?
December 30, 2025
What has been true since the beginning of time is still true today: It’s only human intelligence that can save us from slop.
A Week of Jewish Pride Lifts Hanukkah
December 30, 2025
The Los Angeles Jewish community came together in celebration and solidarity.
Joseph’s Antidote to Cain the Cancellor
December 30, 2025
Joseph’s magnanimity is exactly the reminder we need in our time of rampant moral grandstanding and eager denunciations.
2026 Resolution: Finding Things to Love
December 30, 2025
While “I hate that” may be what comes naturally from the world, I noticed something about “I love that”: If I don’t say it, no one will say it for me.
Tucker Carlson Prefers Qatar to Israel. The Facts Don’t.
December 29, 2025
When Tucker Carlson insists the United States gets “nothing” from its alliance with Israel — while praising ties with Qatar as “clearly more beneficial” — he isn’t offering strategy. He is expressing his bias and packaging it as realism.
Turning a Blueprint of Death into a Plan of Defiance
December 29, 2025
Elliott Broidy’s Acquisition of Auschwitz Crematoria Plans Marks a Turning Point in the Fight Against Antisemitism
Chai Lifeline Delivers Gifts for Chanukah Angels Program
December 28, 2025
All year long, Chai Lifeline – West Coast helps local families with a variety of programs.
The Right Slouching Toward Wrong
December 28, 2025
Republicans have very publicly signaled that they, too, have a Jew-hating fringe.
Hadar’s New “Book of Shemot” Makes Torah Accessible to Young Children
December 26, 2025
Hadar’s “The Devash Jr. Book of Shemot” sends a powerful message: Our children are full members of this tradition, and their engagement matters.
Antizionism is Anti-America, Anti-World and Anti-Truth
December 26, 2025
With Zionism now under siege, antizionism has become a hater’s paradise where all haters and liars of the world are welcome. That is terrible for the world, and it behooves us to make that case.
Final Approach – A poem for Parsha Vayigash
December 25, 2025
We’re approaching something but I don’t know what.
The Unsung Heroes Who Make No Noise
December 25, 2025
Choosing the stories that move us, whether in our own little circles or in the real world, defines our lives.
What the Media Won’t Tell Us: Bari Weiss Made Valuable Suggestions on ‘Sixty Minutes’ Segment
December 23, 2025
Had the media delved more deeply into Weiss’s editorial input, readers today would be feasting on journalism rather than sketchy optics.
A Bisl Torah — Extinguished Light
December 22, 2025
The extinguished flame teaches us to recognize when we need to wind down… initiated by ourselves.
