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No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
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A Moment in Time: Rosh HaShanah – We Ascend
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A Bisl Torah — All Over Again
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Print Issue: AKLA Rises | September 4, 2026
Jewish Journal Staff
Hanging Out at the Jewish American Summit
September 3, 2026
Among the speakers, Adam Milstein, a real estate investor, philanthropist and co-founder of the fast-growing Impact Forum, urged attendees to frame antisemitism as an American issue and not just a Jewish issue.
Eyal Shani’s Recipe for Kosher Cuisine: Wild, Bold and Full of Life
September 3, 2026
The Beverly Hills menu features some of Malka’s best-known dishes, including the Queen Malka Schnitzel, Branzino Hraime, onglet served with roasted white peaches and Israeli-style hummus.
A Festive French Roast
September 3, 2026
One of my favorite things to cook for the Jewish holidays is a beautiful French roast. It’s so very festive and is perfect to feed a hungry crowd.
The Genius of the Marx Brothers
September 3, 2026
Like the greatest satirists, such as Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain, they chose comedy over accusation to mock the folly of society and add levity to dark times. But their aim was not levity alone.
AKLA Rises
September 3, 2026
From a Local Experiment to a National Program: AKLA Expands Its Vision for Jewish Teens
Rosner’s Domain | What Do You ‘Know’ About Altalena?
September 3, 2026
The Altalena was a munitions ship fired upon and sunk by the newly formed Israel Defense Forces in 1948.
Better Kisser Than a Cook
September 2, 2026
Sometimes love arrives ahead of you, in spite of you. Cooking slowly became a way of being there for the people I love. A wordless language that says: I see you. I hear you. You’re worth the onion-chopping.
Israel’s Brain-Drain Debate Is Asking the Wrong Question
September 2, 2026
If an experienced professional with rare expertise leaves Israel, the impact cannot be understood simply by adding another person to a brain-drain statistic. The more relevant question is how many people with comparable experience remain, how essential that expertise is and how easily it can be rebuilt.
Conspiracy Theories Have Never Been Good for the Jews; They Won’t Be Good for Israel
September 2, 2026
Conspiracy theories and antisemitism do have an affinity and important features in common, including the tendency to frame accusations in such a way that refutation does not affect the accuser. Having suffered from this for centuries, do we really want it in our public life?
I Am an American, a Jew, and a Progressive Democrat. Can I Still Be All Three?
September 2, 2026
Any Democrat seeking to lead the party in 2028 should embrace the politics of addition by subtraction and reject any movement seeking to end all aid to Israel and replace America’s constitutional order.
Apprenticeship in Mystery: Working the Infinite into the Ordinary
September 2, 2026
We live in an age with zero patience for uncertainty. We have answers for everything, almost magically. And somehow, we still seem to know nothing about what it means to be here.
Deuteronomy’s Directions for America
September 2, 2026
Moses’ speech was addressed to people standing on the threshold of a new chapter. The American story is similarly turning a new page.
A New Borscht Belt?
September 2, 2026
If renewed exclusion teaches us only to become more protective of Jewish work, we will have learned the wrong lesson from the original Borscht Belt.
Judaism as a Covenant for the Ages
September 2, 2026
Given the realities of our current time, we are more in need than ever of the depth, wisdom, and joy that Jewish tradition offers.
A Summit to Remember
September 2, 2026
Our shared stories of hatred, humiliation, oppression and slavery obligate us to show up for one another.
Old-Guard Dems Pushing Back
September 2, 2026
While it’s indisputable that younger and progressive voters are driving the party away from its historic support for Israel, the old-guard Zionist Democrats have made it clear that they will not surrender without a fight.
