
China expert Gordon Chang on the Chinese desire to rule the world and its hidden weakness.


China expert Gordon Chang on the Chinese desire to rule the world and its hidden weakness.














Three fascinating exhibitions now showing at the Skirball Cultural Center stand on their own, yet together they trace unexpected threads of Jewish identity, memory and cultural reinvention.

For Cate Thurston, the chief curator at the Skirball, the exhibit gives the museum a chance to “explore this sort of underserved story” about the Jewish relationship and participation and crafting the look of punk

Universities are supposed to protect political free speech, but antisemitism stops being protected political expression when Jewish students are targeted, threatened, harassed, and blamed for the actions of the state of Israel.

On this beautiful Sacramento morning, in the face, perhaps in defiance of, so much in the world that is painful, tenuous and deeply troubling, we convened and we lifted up what connects us – the promise of growth and healing, and the potent ability for people to endure, to create change, and to scaffold our communities in justice and truth.

The inaugural World Symposium Against Antizionism reflected a meaningful shift in how some Jewish thinkers and advocates believe the community should engage with the forces arrayed against it.

A leading voice in Conservative Judaism, Artson has long shaped Jewish thought and leadership far beyond the walls of AJU.

I especially love the way Kalamata olives play against fish, adding a perfectly intense and satisfying umami profile.


It’s a reminder that gathering with friends and family over a big meal can be done any time of year.


Security cooperation with Israel protects the United States and American citizens, saves American taxpayers money and helps anchor American military superiority around the world.

How a Chabad rabbi built a community security movement in Los Angeles.

Netanyahu and his base have held power for most of three decades, yet in spirit, they are still raging against the condescending elites.


Matching the national average, seven out of 10 Dartmouth students refuse to endorse the idea that it is never acceptable to shout down a speaker, and five in 10 say there are instances when it is acceptable to block other students from attending a speech.

A new women-to-women production, called “HEROINES! Songs & Soliloquies for the Soul.”

Slinging criticism without responsibility and spewing all complaints all the time, is barn-burning, not bridge-building.


There was a time when people in Hollywood had the moral clarity to also defend Jews who were in danger half a world away. My family’s freedom is the direct result of that solidarity.

Most voters don’t care about Gaza, and — despite all the alarmist predictions — the Gaza conflict had no impact on the presidential election.