Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/ Connect. Inform. Inspire. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:58:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-jjlogo6214_512-32x32.png Jewish Journal https://jewishjournal.com/ 32 32 Our Worst Critic https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/389356/our-worst-critic/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:58:27 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389356 Anyone who has watched an idea smothered by a committee knows how destructive criticism can be. But it is natural; change is anxiety-provoking.

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]]> Different Lessons on Unity: The New York Knicks and Israel https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/389352/different-lessons-on-unity-the-new-york-knicks-and-israel/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:35 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389352 If Israel had made it to the World Cup this year and won just one game, this country would look like New York City right now.

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]]> Rabbis of LA | Rabbis Camras, Vogel Take One Step Back https://jewishjournal.com/community/rabbis-of-la/389341/rabbis-camras-vogel-take-one-step-back/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:36:01 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389341 First of three parts

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]]> Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Bookstein’s Love Affair with Poland https://jewishjournal.com/community/rabbis-of-la/389339/rabbi-booksteins-love-affair-with-poland/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:32:28 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389339 Third of three parts

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]]> Goldrich Center Preview Day, L.A. Native Feted at Israel’s Teachers’ Day, EarlyJ Names L.A. Director https://jewishjournal.com/events/movers-shakers/389334/goldrich-center-preview-day-l-a-native-feted-at-israels-teachers-day-earlyj-names-l-a-director/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:28:55 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389334 Notable people and events in the Jewish LA community.

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]]> A Bisl Torah — What Do They Need? https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/a-bisl-torah/389330/what-do-they-need/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:35:39 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389330 Simply, but sensitively asking, “What is it that you need,” may be one of the greatest acts of love we can perform.

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]]> A Moment in Time: “I Am Here” https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/blogs/389321/a-moment-in-time-i-am-here/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:28:39 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389321 […]

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]]> Korach and the Mutineers – A poem for Parsha Korach https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/389133/korach-and-the-mutineers-a-poem-for-parsha-korach/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:00:51 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389133 gschroer/Getty ImagesMy family is a mutiny of bald people.

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]]> Print Issue: What Will Bibi Do Now? | June 12, 2026 https://jewishjournal.com/print-issue/389324/print-issue-what-will-bibi-do-now-june-12-2026/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:13:25 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389324 With the U.S. and Iran signing a cease-fire deal that limits Israel's options, the Israeli prime minister is facing a most difficult moment during an election year.

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]]> Iran Deal Puts Israelis in Cognitive Dissonance with ‘Best Friend’ Trump https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/389319/iran-deal-has-put-israelis-in-state-of-cognitive-dissonance-with-their-best-friend-trump/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:39:58 +0000 https://jewishjournal.com/?p=389319 How does one get angry at the only U.S. president who lived up to the promise of moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem?

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