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Andy Blumenthal

Aug 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

The Work of Living After October 7

ALS scares me. So does terrorism. Both force us to confront how suddenly life can change. I did not come to Tuesdays with Morrie as someone revisiting an old favorite. I came to it after October 7, carrying questions I...

Carol Silver Elliott

Aug 19, 2026, 11:14 PM

I had a recent opportunity to speak at Friday night services at a congregation in Colorado Springs that I had never attended before. The rabbi, a long-time friend, asked me to include a side trip to Colorado Springs on...

Aug 19, 2026, 6:10 PM

Ariel Shenhav on performance, movement and bringing Israeli artistry to LA

Ariel Shenhav’s career has taken shape across more than one country, one medium and one definition of performance. The Israeli actress and multidisciplinary performer has worked across film, television, theater, dance, music, choreography, directing and performance education, building a career...

Aug 17, 2026, 7:06 PM

Do Not Raise the Axe

The Kanaani’s journey from the Gates of Eden to America and Finland

David Rosenthal

Aug 17, 2026, 11:42 AM

From Petro to De la Espriella

Abelardo de la Espriella’s inauguration as president of Colombia, held on Friday the 7th in Cali, presented a scene that sums up the country’s change of course better than any speech: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, seated next to...

Aug 16, 2026, 5:32 PM

An Israeli military helicopter flies above an Israeli flag. (AP Photo)

The helicopter comes in low over the pad, and before it's fully down the doors are open and they're running. Two soldiers. One has lost both legs — the tourniquets are already on, someone in the field did that...

Maximillian Hollander

Aug 14, 2026, 7:31 PM

Eglah Arufah: We Are All Responsible

In the final section of Parshat Shoftim, the Torah describes a strange ceremony called the Eglah Arufah, which was a procedure done if a dead body was found near a city that was presumably murdered, but the murderer was...

Chava (Patricia) Kadoche

Aug 14, 2026, 1:08 AM

Israel’s Greatest Treasure Isn’t a Place

When I made Aliyah, I expected to fall in love with Israel's history, its breathtaking landscapes, and its ancient stones. What I didn't expect was to fall in love with its people in an entirely new way. Recently, my dear friend...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 14, 2026, 12:36 AM

Beyond Silence: Women Who Raised Voices for Israel Applauded at Hebraica SP

A panel moderated by journalist Benjamin Back brought together Ana Beatriz Prudente Alckmin, Cris Monteiro, Fernanda Scarambone, Juliana Leite (Julie Milk), and Ale Chianelli to discuss antisemitism, the war of narratives, and the attacks faced by those who chose...

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Aug 13, 2026, 3:12 PM

What Our Community Asked For — And What We’re Building Together

Community survey shows fighting antisemitism and Jewish cultural experience are top of mind for Jews in the Annapolis & Chesapeake region. Image courtesy of JfedA-C.org

What should a Jewish Federation do when it is building — or rebuilding — a Jewish community organization from the ground up? Listen. Not assume. Not decide behind closed doors. Not simply reproduce programs that worked somewhere else. Listen to the people...

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