COMFORT ON A PLATE:
How Pacific NW Chef Sonya Sanford Braids the Jewish Diaspora Into Every Dish by Tara Dublin “They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat!” That may be the underlying theme of all Jewish holidays, which is perhaps why every traditional holiday meal is focused on the...
TO LIFE, TO LIFE, L’CHAIFLICKS
By Debra Rich Gettleman My first question for Neil Friedman, founder of Menemsha films and co-founder of the Jewish and Israeli streaming service ChaiFlicks, was, “What started this passion for Jewish media, specifically film and television?” I was expecting the...
Israeli Professor now one degree from Kevin Bacon.
By Debra Rich Gettleman Dear reader, 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. That’s basically the premise of the whole 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon game. But...
Foreskin Frenzy
by Debra Rich Gettleman Ok, can we be frank for one minute? There are times to make political statements, and then there are times to make yourself look like an idiot. Disrupting an entire rock concert with a message about foreskin, seems to fall into the idiot...
#hiptheatre
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...
Come on Iran. How petty can you be?
By Debra Rich Gettleman Okay, we’ve all played team sports. We’ve all shaken hands after winning or losing a big game. We watch professional ball players congratulate winning teams with tears in their eyes. It’s called “sportsmanship.” We even punish our kids when...
Hate crime or pubescent prank?
by Debra Rich Gettleman This past Shabbat, the first one of the 2023 school year at UC Berkeley, proved to be anything but restful for Jewish Fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi). Instead, it offered a glance into antisemitism on campus. At about 1am Saturday morning, a...
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