Florida Jewish and Black high school students learn from each other
By Sergio Carmona Throughout the 2022-23 school year, Jewish and Black high school students from Broward County in South Florida united to dialogue, have meals and tour different museums and learning centers. Through these experiences, both groups learned about...
Smart Cookies
By Debra Rich Gettleman In 2008, three modern orthodox women, Laurie Wexler, Sara Portman Milner, and Dina Leener, all guided by a sweet tooth and a passion to repair the world, came up with an idea of using pastry arts and baking to help young adults with learning...
WHAT HAPPENED TO ELLEN GREENBERG?
by Tara Dublin No Closure The grieving parents of Ellen Greenberg, the beloved Philadelphia teacher who was slain twelve years ago, have never stopped fighting to clear their daughter’s name after her brutal stabbing death in 2011 was ruled a suicide. Josh and Sandee...
Lilach Mazor revels in her newest strain of menopause fighting marijuana.
by Tara Dublin POTREPRENUER When Jewish Life Now last spoke with “potrepreneur” Lilach Mazor Power in 2020, the legalization of marijuana in her state of Arizona was on the docket and had not yet been passed. At the time, the aptly named Power, now 44, had already...
top 10 ways to cure holiday blues
Repairing the world Tikkun Olam is such a well-known concept in Jewish life that it almost borders on being a cliché. But of course, it is not. Certainly, the importance of making the world a better place through acts of kindness and compassion is taught to us from...
Yuval David : TV Star, Activist, Filmmaker and Global Storyteller
By Debra Rich Gettleman Yuval David is one of those “got it all” kind of people. He’s super handsome, outrageously talented, deeply thoughtful, and genuinely cares about other people and the world. He actually sounds too good to be true. But I sat down with him and...
Jewish dog creates cultural phenomenon
By Debra Rich Gettleman Shayna Maydele opens up about Jewish life, love, and standing up to hate. “Wait, you don’t want to talk to me?” Heidi Silverstone asks at the onset of our interview. “Well, it’s not that.” I gently explain. “I appreciate your translating. But I...
StopAntisemitism Isn’t Giving Up. Neither Should You.
By Masada Siegel Liora Rez, Executive Director of StopAntisemitism would love to be put out of work but the reality is StopAntisemitism is busier than ever. Rez created the organization in 2018 as a response to the ever-increasing number of antisemitic incidents....
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Israeli Professor now one degree from Kevin Bacon.
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I’m trying to reach Kevin Bacon. If any of you know anyone who knows anyone who knows him, would you be so kind as to forward this email to them.
Movie? What Movie?
A standing ovation for “Tatami” at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, and the cat is out of the bag.
He’s no Sid Luckman
It’s my least favorite time of year. I used to adore autumn. The cool crisp air, vibrant colored falling leaves, the anticipation of fall and winter holidays. But now it’s just the time of year when my husband abandons me. It’s NFL football season.
Come on Iran. How petty can you be?
What’s the big deal of a handshake after a Full Nelson, a Real Naked Choke, or a Figure-Four leglock?
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