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What Ever Happened to the LA Times?
Dan Schnur

Who Are the Jews On Joe Biden’s Cabinet?
Ryan Torok


No Labels: The Group Fighting for the Political Center
Larry Greenfield
Latest Articles

A Moment in Time: Give a Child a Summer to Remember
Rabbi Zach Shapiro

A Bisl Torah ~ Fragility Beckons Daily Courage
Rabbi Nicole Guzik

October Seventh and the Reversal Caused by Sukkot
Gershon Hepner


Print Issue: Crisis of Truth | October 2, 2026
Jewish Journal Staff


Rochelle Furstenberg, Iconic Writer, Editor, Passes Away in Jerusalem
October 1, 2026
Furstenberg has been an iconic writer and editor in Israeli and American publications for decades, including for the L.A. Jewish Journal, and her death, even at the age of 90, on the eve of Rosh Hashana, deeply moved Jerusalemites who knew her.

What Kind of Judaism Do We Want After Oct. 7?
October 1, 2026
Arthur Green, “Can Judaism Be Saved: Its Future After Gaza” (Teaneck, NJ: Ben Yehuda Press, 2025) pp. 139.

Your Organization Doesn’t Need a Chatbot. It Needs Its Hours Back.
October 1, 2026
The point of all this isn’t to replace the people who keep our institutions running. It’s to give them back the hours they spend being human copy machines, so they can spend those hours on the work only people can do.

The Architecture of L’Dor Vador: How Physical Structures Shape Jewish Values and Intergenerational Life
October 1, 2026
This is more than a proposal to construct apartments. It is an invitation to reconsider what a Jewish institution can be.

Stuffed with Spice and Simcha
October 1, 2026
The custom of eating stuffed vegetables on Simchat Torah is to symbolize the scrolls of the Torah filled with the wisdom of the holy text.


Crisis of Truth
October 1, 2026
An uproar over an article showing discrimination against Jewish and Israeli writers dramatizes how ideology and politics prevail over truth.

Rosner’s Domain | Election Day Will Just Be a Beginning
October 1, 2026
Israelis are an impatient bunch, but their political processes can drag on and on – and on.

Saudi Arabia Is Encircled. The Way Out May Run through Jerusalem
October 1, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s growing vulnerability presents Israel – and the United States – with an opportunity to deepen the partnership between two of the region’s most important forces against extremism.

Two Elections, One People
October 1, 2026
On October 27, Israelis will elect the 26th Knesset. A week later, on November 3, Americans will vote in pivotal midterm elections.

The Return to Biblicalness
October 1, 2026
Shattering as it’s been, there’s something to be said for this abrupt return to biblicalness. By this awkward word I don’t mean belief in religion, necessarily, but appreciation for values that have fallen into disfavor in our supposedly enlightened age.

FlyDubai Flight to Tel Aviv Diverted to Saudi Arabia After Cockpit Stabbing
September 30, 2026
Israeli officials spent much of the day examining whether the incident aboard Flight FZ1073 was an attempted terrorist attack.

The Sukkot Miracle in the Sky: The Heroes Who Saved an Israel-Bound Plane
September 30, 2026
Here was an extraordinary chain of people of different nationalities whose actions resulted in lives being saved.

From Darkness to Hope
September 30, 2026
While we cannot choose when darkness comes, each one of us can choose how we respond to it.

The Wrong Lesson from Madison Square Garden
September 30, 2026
In an instant, Mr. Lander went from being a fellow protester to being treated by some in the crowd as morally disqualified because of one word attached to him: “Zionist.”

Empathy and Apathy
September 30, 2026
In our upside-down world, where truth is murdered by ideology, empathy is not merely lacking: it has been corrupted.

Mining the Wisdom of a 3,000-Year-Old King’s Midlife Crisis
September 30, 2026
Pete Seeger, a brilliant lyricist, based the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on one of the Bible’s books of wisdom, Ecclesiastes, which was just read in synagogues across the globe over the Shabbat of Sukkot.

When a Melody Becomes Ours
September 30, 2026
We do not actually sing the melody exactly as Tanchum wrote it.

The Hidden Potential Within
September 30, 2026
There is room for every Jew. No one should be dismissed because his or her gifts have not yet become visible. No one should conclude that his or her contribution does not matter.

Upgrading Our Spiritual Software: From Survival to Universal Consciousness
September 30, 2026
This is how we honor the memory of our ancestors, elevate our children, and fulfill our mission to heal the world


