Jewish Journal

Trump’s Tehran Ball and Chain

Thane Rosenbaum June 22, 2026

Trump has done himself no favors with this MOU. His “art of the deal” is now defrocked as a fairy tale.

There Would Be No America Without Jerusalem

Micha Danzig June 22, 2026

Vance Wants the Jews to Keep Quiet

Rafael Medoff June 22, 2026

250 Years Later, a Time-Out for Gratitude

David Suissa June 21, 2026

Different Lessons on Unity: The New York Knicks and Israel

David Suissa June 19, 2026

Rabbis of LA | Rabbis Camras, Vogel Take One Step Back

Ari L. Noonan June 18, 2026

Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Bookstein’s Love Affair with Poland

Ari L. Noonan June 18, 2026

A Bisl Torah — What Do They Need?

Rabbi Nicole Guzik June 18, 2026

Korach and the Mutineers – A poem for Parsha Korach

Rick Lupert June 18, 2026

Print Issue: What Will Bibi Do Now? | June 12, 2026

Jewish Journal Staff June 18, 2026

Iran Deal Puts Israelis in Cognitive Dissonance with ‘Best Friend’ Trump

David Suissa June 18, 2026

Ancient Crave-worthy Wisdom in Greek and Biblical Literature

Gershon Hepner June 18, 2026

Phil Rosenthal’s Latest Children’s Book Encourages Kids to ‘Just Try It!’

Ryan Torok June 18, 2026

As California Primary Elections Arrive, Community Grapples with Choices

Ryan Torok

250 Years Later, a Time-Out for Gratitude

Dan Schnur

Zionism and the Bones of Ezekiel

Zionism and the Sukkah: Humility, Unity and the Soul of the Jewish State

Lies in the Air, Facts on the Ground

David Suissa

We have no illusions about the rising threat to Jews around the world; we know there are PR battles Zionists may never win. But we

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Editor's Note

Trump’s Surrender to Iran is Evident in First Sentence of Ceasefire Deal

David Suissa

Editor's Note

Did Trump and Bibi Lose to a Strait Flush?

David Suissa

Editor's Note

An Israeli Leftist Gets Mugged by Reality

David Suissa

Editor's Note

Artificial Everything: The More AI Grows, the Blander it Becomes

David Suissa

Editor's Note

Sleepless in Jerusalem, Mad About the Knicks

David Suissa

PODCASTSJJ Podcast Network

Unpacking the Crisis in Israel and Brainstorming Solutions

We Think It’s Funny Episode One: Guest Darren Carter

Shalom Everybody ft. Lauren Kagan

Pam Stein: Purim and Sweet and Savory Hamentaschen

JJ Live with Shanni Suissa

Hillel Fuld: Can Israel Win The PR War?

JJ Books

A Holocaust-Era Heroine for the Ages in ‘The Goddess of Warsaw’

Paul Starr

‘Playmakers’: A Jewish Toyland

Steven Mirkin

When Everything Becomes a Product—Including Girlhood

Judy Gruen

JJ Bloggers

From BRAVE-ish to SXSW: My Jet Set TV Interview on Austin, Four Seasons Luxury, and Storytelling

Lisa Ellen Niver

Pasadena Magazine: Sailing Tahiti in Style on Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze

Lisa Ellen Niver

A Moment in Time: “29 Years in the Rabbinate”

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

Five Time Finalist for the 2026 Southern California Journalism Awards

Lisa Ellen Niver

A Moment in Time: “The Gift of Being Squished”

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 15 Poker Pros: A Dialogue on Israel, Antisemitism and the Game They Love

Boaz Hepner

Boaz Hepner speaks to a group of 13 incredible poker pros.

CULTURECulture

True Legends and a Smoked Brisket

June 18, 2026

This week we share our column with one of our favorite Instagram bloggers, New Yorker Jeff Mosczyc (pronounced Mah-zik). As the son of a German immigrant father and a first-generation Hungarian mother, his mouthwatering, meat-centric recipes reflect his Ashkenazi background.

Film

Voice Actor Jeff Bergman on Replacing Don Rickles in ‘Toy Story 5’

Brian Fishbach

“We very much want to keep the spirit and the essence of that iconic character that Rickles created.”

Theater

Why I Cried Watching ‘Crossing Delancey’ Performed Live on Stage

Lisa Ansell

As I left the theater, wiping my eyes, I felt renewed gratitude for traditions that slow us down enough to truly see one another.

Books

‘Playmakers’: A Jewish Toyland

Steven Mirkin

The entire toy industry in America was largely Jewish, from the company founders and executives to the designers and factory workers, from the wholesale distributors and the army of salesmen, to the retail outlets and the large department stores that sold them.