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Print Issue: Zionism and the Sukkah | October 3, 2025
Jewish Journal Staff
Zionism and the Sukkah: Humility, Unity and the Soul of the Jewish State
October 1, 2025
The fragility of the sukkah reminds us that the modern-day blessings of Zionism and Jewish statehood should never be taken as a given.
The Speech Bibi Netanyahu Should Have Given at the UN
October 1, 2025
If I had been Netanyahu’s speechwriter, what would I have written? Guided by the intuition that the focus should be less about us and more about them, what follows is my attempt to craft a new narrative.
Ten Secrets to Academic Success | Fighting Educational Malpractice Institutionally: A Consumer Rights Issue
October 1, 2025
Seventh in a series
Rosner’s Domain | Trump’s Plan: Themes and Symbolism
October 1, 2025
It’s not that easy to predict where this package takes us.
A Bisl Torah — Choosing to Live
October 1, 2025
God, I know we are always inching closer to the world to come. And to that reality, on this Yom Kippur, before you, I’m not turning away.
America’s Almost-Seal, the Sukkah
October 1, 2025
This long-forgotten footnote to American history is worth considering both for its historical import and its relevancy to the current moment.
Today’s Troubled College Students
October 1, 2025
A mere 36 percent of college students reported that they have high levels of success in relationships, self-esteem, purpose and optimism.
Kamala Still Doesn’t Get It
October 1, 2025
Some politicians write books in order to build bridges. Kamala Harris used hers as an opportunity to burn them.
The Power and Peril of Our Words
October 1, 2025
We must contemplate how we can harness the power of our words for good, for making a difference in what has become a path that is already far too dark.
Craving What Never Changes
September 30, 2025
The fact that our holidays never change enables us to change. We study their timeless lessons to make timely changes in our lives. While they stay the same, we grow. While they stay old, we can renew ourselves.
How Yom Kippur Helps Us Stop Playing the Blame Game
September 30, 2025
Once a year, we stand shoulder to shoulder and chant our sins out loud. Wrapped in solidarity with those who may have lived very differently from us, we affirm: “Your failings are my failings. My repentance is yours.”
One Hamas Terrorist Can Destroy Trump’s Big, Beautiful Peace Plan
September 29, 2025
Even in a best-case scenario where Hamas agrees to Trump’s plan, the contempt for Jews and Israel will remain in the soul of every armed Hamas terrorist.
World War III Will Be Short on Good Guys
September 28, 2025
October 7 resulted in mass Israeli casualties while revealing Europe’s own future. The entire Continent responded accordingly, like cowards. The next leap backward will involve Islamist demands that the Western world submit to Allah and hail the caliphate.
Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Schaffer Found a Happy Home in the Classroom
September 26, 2025
One of Rabbi Schaffer’s important goals is for his students to be able to craft and help them grow in their own Jewish context, empower them to create their own meanings.
JNF-USA Golf Classic, OBKLA Breaks Record, IDFWO Names Exec Director
September 26, 2025
Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
A Bisl Torah — You Can Do Better
September 25, 2025
This High Holy Day season, we can all do better. We can all be better.