Laurie Kimmelstiel weaves Jewish prayer shawls on a traditional Swedish loom. Their softness, their comfort, their beautiful design envelops the wearers, allowing them to focus on prayer and God’s presence. “It separates them from the rest of the...
By Masada Siegel Standing strong for Israel is not the first time comedian Shawn Pelofsky, who has received death threats for her activism, has stood in the line of fire. She was one of the first female comics to perform in Afghanistan after Sept 11. “When I told my...
It’s hard to trust anyone these days. Especially when friends, neighbors, and co-workers are noticeably silent when the Israeli war topic pops up.
“This industrial robot does a lot of things really well, but I didn’t trust it with my etrog’s pitom!”
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Pink, publicly open about her Judaism, became a target for the anti-circumcision movement after she posted a photo of her 2-year-old son at the beach without his diaper in 2019.
By Debra Rich Gettleman You know that hilarious story about the two interns at a Jewish publication struggling with their latest assignment: how to rebrand Zionism as progressive, #girlboss, and Gen Z via Instagram? No? Well, I guess you don’t know about Jewish...
I understood that my life isn’t only my own. I am of my family and I’m of my people and I’m for my family and I’m for my people. So, I better make the most of it.
A standing ovation for “Tatami” at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival, and the cat is out of the bag.
By Debra Rich Gettleman When someone says “fashionista,” your first thought probably isn’t “prostitute.” But thanks to an innovative Israeli NGO, Turning the Tables, a small cadre of Israeli prostitutes in Tel Aviv and Haifa, are finding a way out of the oldest...
Another poster lashed out about having seen Cooper play the elephant man on Broadway without the use of any prosthetics. “But then he plays a Jew and decides he needs a huge nose?
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