A smiling Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to the Jan. 8 shooting in Arizona, the ” title=”NYTimes.com” target=”_blank”>NYTimes.com.

A smiling Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to the Jan. 8 shooting in Arizona, the ” title=”NYTimes.com” target=”_blank”>NYTimes.com.













One day before the three-year anniversary of the Oct. 7th attacks, the father of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin called for a national commission of inquiry, spoke about what comes next for him and Rachel, and said punishment for Israel’s failures is not what he seeks.

The memorial event was organized by StandWithUs in partnership with the Israeli-American Council (IAC), American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles, Temple of the Arts, the Consulate General of Israel and The Jewish Journal.

This speech is my honest look at where we are as a Jewish community.

Among the evening’s highlights was an inspiring address by Israeli Paralympic champion Moran Samuel, 44, whose remarkable journey from tragedy to triumph captivated the audience.

Housing costs affect whether younger families can remain near grandparents, educators can live near schools and congregations can sustain participation across generations.

Someday, I hope to make this rainbow challah with my granddaughters.


In a climate of anti-Jewish censorship, a new fiction imprint from Wicked Son will play a part in determining the future of Jewish fiction in America.

If we are right, this election will be decided by a right-winger who agrees with her government on almost everything, except how hard to push.


The enduring lesson of Noah’s Ark is that a better world is built not simply by insisting upon our rights, but by embracing our responsibilities.

Human beings are fraught with many inclinations, some good, some bad, including the desire for particular societal outcomes, grand visions, monolithic ones — exemplified by the Tower of Babel — not guided by Godly right and just action.

I’ve never been able to pray, whatever that is. I remember trying to back when I was a kid in church but always kept hearing TV theme songs in my head.

Such confusion and frustration three years later is logical.

As the Dodgers continue their march toward a World Series three-peat during America’s 250th year, it’s worth revisiting the relationship between baseball and the American Founding.

The story of Am Yisrael is one of a people that has endured extraordinary suffering and nevertheless continues to look ahead with faith and hope.

Inspired by the unbridled bliss of the Simchat Torah holiday, I promised myself that whenever I am overwhelmed, I will focus on things that remind me of why I should be grateful.

How can something as beautiful as the search for a meaningful life connect to something as evil as murder?

Proposition 39 can do little harm, might do a little good and is nothing to rush to the ramparts about.

Just as disturbing as the award itself has been the satisfaction with which it has been greeted across much of the international press, television and political establishment.