• Op Eds on Israel and the Jewish People

    These op ed pieces by Rabbi Marc D. Angel were published in various newspapers during 2024.
  • Rabbi Hayyim Angel served as scholar-in-residence…

    Over Shabbat, May 16-17, Rabbi Hayyim Angel served as scholar-in-residence in Congregation Shaare Torah, in Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Good Intentions Are Not Good Enough: Thoughts for…

    We all may have good intentions; but we also have the uncanny ability to come up with rationalizations why we cannot fulfill these good intentions. We find excuses justifying why we can't attend minyan, or can't contribute…
  • Editorials by David Suissa

    David Suissa, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, shares his insights relating to Israel, American Jewry, and the Jewish future.

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These op ed pieces by Rabbi Marc D. Angel were published in various newspapers during 2024.
Over Shabbat, May 16-17, Rabbi Hayyim Angel served as scholar-in-residence in Congregation Shaare Torah, in Pittsburgh, PA. He delivered four talks, blending the synthesis of traditional and academic approaches to Tanakh and also highlighting how learning more about Sephardic and Ashkenazic (and other) customs enriches us all.
We all may have good intentions; but we also have the uncanny ability to come up with rationalizations why we cannot fulfill these good intentions. We find excuses justifying why we can't attend minyan, or can't contribute more to charity, or can't spend time learning Torah, or can't find more time to spend with our families, or can't invite guests to our homes etc.
David Suissa, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, shares his insights relating to Israel, American Jewry, and the Jewish future.
JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) was founded in 2001 by Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa, amidst the aftermath of the September 11 th attacks and the ongoing second Intifada in Israel.
Book Review By Rabbi Hayyim Angel   Rabbi Moshe Taragin, To Be Holy but Human: Reflections Upon My Rebbe, HaRav Yehuda Amital (Kodesh Press, 2025)