Author: David Rutman

This year, as Rosh Hashanah lines up with the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Repair the World and Hillel International are joining forces for a day of service. Across the country, more than 800 college students at 22 campus Hillels will be honoring this day through acts of service in their communities. The initiative, which was […]

Most Jewish young adults are engaged with their Judaism, according to an unprecedented new study from the Jim Joseph Foundation. The research, which was conducted by Sense Worldwide is known as Project Prism, and it shows that three quarters of Jewish young adults reporting doing something Jewish in their lives regularly. The dataset represents more […]

There is a new documentary about the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023 that is unlike any of the others — this one rocks. Literally.  “The Bridge” follows 10 Israelis affected by the attacks, and what they experienced in Los Angeles at Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp. For the 10 Israeli musicians in “The Bridge,” this […]

One of my favorite things about gathering people for my show, are the hundreds of friendships that have developed with people all over the world. Linda Royal took the effort to send me her best selling novel “The Star on the Grave” all the way from Australia, and both my wife Adi and myself are […]

For decades, Tovah Feldshuh has built a career on not playing it safe. The actress has portrayed historical figures including former prime minister Golda Meir, taken on Broadway roles ranging from Jewish heroines to Shakespeare’s Juliet, and appeared in acclaimed television series including “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Now, at 77, Feldshuh is being introduced to a new […]

Is there a conflict between the existence of the Jewish people and the survival of mankind? The attorney-general of Michigan thinks so. She has chosen her side in this alleged conflict—and it’s not the side of the Jews. Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, recently told a meeting of Michigan Jewish Democrats that they […]

As if the world needed another reason to question Israel’s legitimacy, the Knesset approved a Death Penalty for Terrorists Law on March 30. Pursuant to the law, from now on terrorists, who are no ordinary criminals, will be hanged for the extreme criminality that constitutes acts of terror. Capital punishment will be mandatory. Judges will […]

Everyone has events in their lives that become signposts — moments where one’s destiny or life’s work becomes clear. In the second part of his profile, Rabbi Joel Simonds, the founder of the Jewish Center for Justice and a member of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s clergy, tells The Journal the moments that have impacted his life.  […]

Nearly 25 Jewish educators—including three from the Los Angeles area representing Valley Beth Shalom synagogue, the Israeli Jewish Community Center (ISJCC) and California State University Long Beach—recently returned from Jewish National Fund-USA and Alexander Muss High School in Israel’s Educators’ Mission to Israel, where participants spent eight immersive days exploring the realities of Israel and […]