Judaism

The Chosen People: But Why Us?

By MARK FISH
11/02/2025

Jake Paul reveals he is Jewish, celebrates bar mitzvah with Chabad rabbi

Paul recently discovered that his maternal grandmother was Jewish, making him Jewish according to Jewish law.

Perception is reality: The importance of a narrative of Jewish unity

The stories we tell ourselves define our reality – especially in turbulent times, when a clear narrative can be the difference between confusion and clarity, between despair and resilience.

Parashat Beshalach: The path to victory

Unite the nation through love and kindness, and we will defeat the descendants of Amalek.

Parashat Beshalach: How to cross the Reed Sea

We are at a watershed moment, and we need to respond from courage, artfulness, and faith, – not from despair. It’s time to cross the Reed Sea together.

By RAPHAEL SHUCHAT
07/02/2025

LA Jews are all mourners now, experiencing both grief and hope

The lessons of this period will last a lifetime. Through our prayers, through the fires, through the peril, through the joys, through the tears - hope will return.

By RABBI NICOLE GUZIK
04/02/2025

Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power

The Oregon Democratic Jewish senator's ‘rules of chutzpah’ offer a guide for resisting Trump’s policies.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
02/02/2025

Journey of faith, sustainability: Encountering Jewish convert communities in El Salvador

Individuals from Christian backgrounds, descendants of those forcefully converted during Inquisition times, drawn to Judaism, over time coalesced into small communities.

By NOAM BEDEIN
02/02/2025

Parashat Bo: Beautiful as the moon

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.

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