Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/ Connect. Inform. Inspire. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:19:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-jjlogo6214_512-32x32.png Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/ 32 32 Mamdani Needs to Pay a Price for Harming Jews https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/390459/mamdani-needs-to-pay-a-price-for-harming-jews/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:01:43 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390459 It’d be one thing if Mamdani were a lowly Israelophobe with a few hundred followers. But he’s not. He’s mayor of the city with the world’s largest Jewish population.

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]]> Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Geller’s Feminist Education https://jewishjournal.com/community/rabbis-of-la/390455/rabbi-gellers-feminist-education/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:01:02 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390455 Third of three parts

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]]> Rabbi Artson Honored by WLCJ, Mem Global’s Embark Names Executive Director https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/390449/rabbi-artson-honored-by-wlcj-mem-globals-embark-names-executive-director/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:57:06 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390449 Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.

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]]> I Can’t Always — A poem for Parsha Va’etchanan https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/390299/i-cant-always-a-poem-for-parsha-vaetchanan/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:04 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390299 You Can’t Always Get What You Want came out the year after I was born.

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]]> A Bisl Torah — Senseless versus Sensible https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/390427/senseless-versus-sensible/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:28:55 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390427 The 9th of Av is an annual reminder to look inward and ask if any hatred has taken root within our hearts.

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]]> Moment in Time: Tisha B’Av – A Time to Comfort https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/390377/moment-in-time-tisha-bav-a-time-to-comfort/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:22:18 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390377 […]

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]]> Poussin’s Menorah Chimes Without Jews at Midnight https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/390420/poussins-menorah-chimes-without-jews-at-midnight/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:18:52 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390420 […]

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]]> Print Issue: Haredim at War | July 24, 2026 https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/390415/print-issue-haredim-at-war-july-24-2026/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:01:45 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390415 The Haredim who break out of their bubbles to join the IDF are often caught between faith, family and country. Here are some of their stories.

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]]> The Inversion of History https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/books/390410/the-inversion-of-history/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:30:56 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390410 Molly Crabapple has written a work of great inversion and of ultimate betrayal.

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]]> From ‘The Chosen’ to ‘Imaging Torah’: Jeremy Kagan’s Journey to Bring Torah to Life https://jewishjournal.com/culture/art/390404/from-the-chosen-to-imaging-torah-jeremy-kagans-journey-to-bring-torah-to-life/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:24:36 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=390404 For the director/artist, creating images inspired by Torah is a way of engaging with the stories, ideas and interpretations that have shaped Jewish life for thousands of years.

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