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June 6, 2024
Print Issue: Igniting the Light of Persian Jews | June 7, 2024
Jewish Journal Staff
June 6, 2024
Yitz Jacobs, an Ashkenazi rabbi, has devoted his life to keeping the Persian Jews of Los Angeles connected to their tradition.
The Festival of Shavuot and the Choices We Make
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
June 6, 2024
Shavuot reminds us that we as a community must, despite the challenges, continue to lean into curiosity, possibility, compassion, and love.
Weekly Comic Relief: Daniel Lobell and Mark Schiff on Their Hit Podcast, ‘We Think It’s Funny’
Ayala Or-El
June 6, 2024
The show itself is different from anything else on the air: It’s not only funny, but it’s also proudly pro-Israel and pro-Jewish.
Rosner’s Domain | A Wrong Man for a Wrong Speech
Shmuel Rosner
June 6, 2024
Netanyahu is unlikely to deliver a message worthy of the event. And if he does, he is the least effective messenger to deliver such a message.
Campus Watch June 5, 2024
Aaron Bandler
June 6, 2024
A roundup of incidents, good and bad, happening on school campuses.
Everything Cheesecake
Debra L. Eckerling
June 6, 2024
Shavuot is known for many things: the celebration of the beginning of the wheat harvest, Torah study and, perhaps most notably, eating dairy.
What’s So Cool About Shavuot?
David Suissa
June 6, 2024
Just like an all-nighter at a jazz bar, we get to stay up late on the first night of Shavuot to indulge in the very book that brings all Jews together.
Kahi and Qei’mar—A Flaky, Creamy Affair
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
June 6, 2024
For Iraqi Jews, Shavuot is synonymous with kahi and qei’mar.
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