Jewish Journal

We Must Fight Antisemitism By Solidifying Our Connection to America

David Suissa August 19, 2026

America needs the Jews as much as the Jews need America.

Debunking the Lie of the Century

Gerald Posner August 19, 2026

Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 16 Jewish Matchmaking: The Reunion

Boaz Hepner August 11, 2026

The Other Side of Shlomo Carlebach: New Documentary Revisits Allegations Against the Beloved Rabbi

Ayala Or-El August 20, 2026

Did Josephus See Jesus as a Rebellious Son?

Gershon Hepner August 20, 2026

A Moment in Time: Looking Back, Moving Forward

Rabbi Zach Shapiro August 20, 2026

Print Issue: The Silent Boycott | August 21, 2026

Jewish Journal Staff August 20, 2026

Jacob and Esau Clash on the Cross Bronx Expressway in New Book

Brian Fishbach August 20, 2026

Israeli Rom-Com ‘Bloody Murray’ Balances

Alan Zeitlin August 20, 2026

Elon Gold’s ‘The Wedding Entertainer’ Up for Best Film at 2026 Ophir Awards

Brian Fishbach August 20, 2026

The Bad Data Behind the ‘Genocide’ Charge

Leslie Johns and Gregory Rose August 20, 2026

In This Season: Renewing Our L.A. Jewish Community

Steven Windmueller August 20, 2026

There’s a Leek in the Bureka

Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff August 20, 2026

Rosner’s Domain | The Repressed Question of Judea and Samaria

Shmuel Rosner August 19, 2026

Mamdani Needs to Pay a Price for Harming Jews

David Suissa

Why Are Jews Not Suing Mamdani for Slander and Defamation?

David Suissa

Echoes of Oct. 7 in ‘The Odyssey’

David Suissa

Columnists

We Must Fight Antisemitism By Solidifying Our Connection to America

Gil Troy

Presidents Have Always Lied — When Threatened by Assassins

Shmuel Rosner

Rosner’s Domain | The Repressed Question of Judea and Samaria

Lies, Damned Lies and the Right Side of History

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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Chosen Links by Boaz: “Jerusalemites”

Boaz Hepner

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Remembering Elly Katz: She Came to Show Us How

David Suissa

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Taking the Gloves Off: New Initiative Says ‘Enough’ to the Boycott of Israeli Academics

David Suissa

PODCASTSJJ Podcast Network

Unpacking the Crisis in Israel and Brainstorming Solutions

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

Let Go & Let G-d ft. Elizabeth Sutton

Pam Stein: Purim and Sweet and Savory Hamentaschen

JJ Live with Shanni Suissa

Hillel Fuld: Can Israel Win The PR War?

JJ Books

A Book That Writes Itself: Dalia Rotter Youngerwood’s Jewish Journal

Ayala Or-El

Choosing Truth Over Tribe in Alyssa Rosenheck’s “White. Blonde. Jew.”

Monica Osborne

The Forgotten Artist Who Fought Hitler with Faith

Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern

JJ Bloggers

A Moment in Time: What We Let Through

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

Thank you Travel and Leisure: 3 Minutes in Extreme Cold

Lisa Ellen Niver

Discovering: The Art of Slow Travel.

Delia duPlessis

A Moment in Time: God Laughs, We Discover

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

When Everything Goes Wrong Abroad: Why I Never Let a Client Skip Travel Insurance.

Delia duPlessis

Chosen Links by Boaz – Ep 16 Jewish Matchmaking: The Reunion

Boaz Hepner

Boaz gathered 14 members of the cast and crew from the Netflix show “Jewish Matchmaking,” and it was so much fun!

CULTURECulture

Dafina, the Shabbat Dish That Brings Us Home

August 12, 2026

For generations, Moroccan Jewish mothers and grandmothers prepared their dafina on Friday, knowing that it would sustain their families on Saturday.

Television

Israeli Rom-Com ‘Bloody Murray’ Balances

Alan Zeitlin

“Bloody Murray,” whose first season is available on ChaiFlicks, stars Naomi Levov as Mo, better known as Murray, and Rotem Sela as her best friend and roommate, Dana.

Film

Elon Gold’s ‘The Wedding Entertainer’ Up for Best Film at 2026 Ophir Awards

Brian Fishbach

In addition to Best Feature Film, “The Wedding Entertainer” received nominations for Best Actor for Rand, Best Supporting Actor for Tal Friedman, Best Supporting Actress for Malky Goldman, Best Screenplay for Rand and Best Cinematography for Giora Bejach.

Books

A Book That Writes Itself: Dalia Rotter Youngerwood’s Jewish Journal

Ayala Or-El

“Shavua” is an interactive journal woven with Jewish wisdom, inviting readers to pause, reflect and add their own thoughts to an ongoing Jewish conversation.