December 18, 2024

Campus Watch December 18, 2024

Aaron Bandler December 18, 2024

A roundup of incidents, good and bad, happening on school campuses.

Jewish Community Foundation LA Awards $4.3 Million in Grants

Ryan Torok December 18, 2024

The L.A.-based recipients of the grants represent a mix of larger, legacy organizations, such as Simon Wiesenthal Center, Beit T’Shuvah, Jewish Family Service of LA and Bet Tzedek, as well as newer and more modestly sized initiatives, including Pico Union Project, Fuente Latina, JIMENA and Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles.

Slightly Odd, Weirdly Magical: the Jews

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson December 18, 2024

We would do well to remember the many ways we Jews continue to enjoy a unique and positive role in America, and to use that asset for the benefit of all.

The New ‘Différend’: How Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Campus Tour Clarified the Stakes

Sagit Sade Attia December 18, 2024

Lévy’s body of work offers a roadmap for understanding and confronting the challenges facing both Israel and the broader democratic world.

Native Tribes and Lost Jews

Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern December 18, 2024

A long-forgotten theory, unmentioned in the latest debate over Christopher Columbus’ Jewish origins, is that with the discovery of the Americas, the hope quickly emerged that the New World’s Natives might in fact be the lost Ten Tribes.

Newsom on Hot Seat

Dan Schnur December 18, 2024

The original ethnic studies legislation that was debated in the State Capitol included numerous alarming examples of blatant antisemitism as well as a pronounced pro-Palestinian bias in its recommended materials.