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Israel, and everything it has accomplished, has given Judaism a spine. After two millennia of insecurity and persecution, Israel shows us a way of being Jewish that is the opposite of weakness.
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Our tradition not only teaches to have confidence in the children we are raising but to also trust ourselves, our ever-evolving characters.
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Israel Bonds, the organization that has mobilized diaspora investment in the State of Israel for 75 years, is building a community among a new generation of pro-Israel professionals in Los Angeles.
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An Open Letter to My Fellow Jews on Peoplehood, Memory, and Israel
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Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.
Arab Citizens of Israel: Between Integration and Separation
July 8, 2026
Arab citizens are an integral part of Israeli society. They serve as physicians, nurses, lawyers, engineers, pharmacists, entrepreneurs, professors and judges.
‘Floaters’ Brings the Joy and Heart of Jewish Summer Camp to the Big Screen
July 8, 2026
“The Floaters” opens at Laemmle locations in West L.A. and Encino on July 17.
Alan Rothenberg Brought the World Cup to America in 1994. Now He’s Bringing Soccer’s Jewish History to L.A.
July 8, 2026
The man behind the 1994 FIFA World Cup is chairing The Beautiful Game: The Untold Story as the Holocaust Museum L.A.’s Goldrich Cultural Center prepares to open in mid-August.
More Than a Game: How the Equalizer Is Bridging Israel’s Divides One Child at a Time
July 8, 2026
Through The Equalizer (Sha’ar Shivion), children from Jewish, Arab, Druze, Bedouin, religious and secular communities meet through soccer – not only to compete, but also to build friendships and break down barriers that often keep their communities apart.
NYBD & Bakery in Mar Vista Features Hamantaschen?
July 8, 2026
It’s important to the owners, Lenny and Adaeze Rosenberg – and the neighborhood – to stay true to its longtime recipes.
A Ka’ak By Any Other Name
July 8, 2026
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From Roadmap to Reality: UCLA Must Move Beyond Aspirational Commitments in Combating Antisemitism
July 8, 2026
UCLA has an opportunity to become a national model for confronting antisemitism through principled leadership, transparent accountability, and meaningful action.
Emanuel Gives Israel Some Love Tough Rather Than Tough Love
July 8, 2026
I can imagine many Israelis rolling their eyes: OK, where’s he going with this? When is he telling us what he really came here to say?
The Story That Never Goes Away
July 8, 2026
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, can’t stop speaking about her pain and the public love her body cannot always receive. She talks to the Journal about her son’s legacy and her new book.