Alan Zeitlin has taught high school journalism and sang at Citi Field and Madison Square Garden. His articles have appeared in JNS, The Jerusalem Post and numerous other publications. Email him at [email protected].
Alan Zeitlin
By Alan Zeitlin
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Culture ‘Farkakte Apartments’: Yiddish word wins sales and TikTok fans for realtor
Stephanie Turk uses comedy, honesty and an icky Yiddish word to successfully market NYC real estate
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News This Orthodox sports writer can’t write on Shabbat — so she covers the NFL
(JTA) — As NFL beat writers go, Jori Epstein is likely among the more unique: Start with being a woman, she doesn’t work on Shabbat and she has penned a Holocaust survivor’s biography. The Dallas resident, who attended Jewish day schools and camps, is only 26, too. Epstein, who attended Jewish day schools and camps,…
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Fast Forward Philadelphia festival canceled after removal of Israeli food truck prompts accusations of antisemitism
A Philadelphia food festival was abruptly canceled on Sunday, after its organizers’ decision to disinvite a food truck that services Israeli food prompted a major social-media backlash accusing them of antisemitism. The festival, titled “A Taste of Home,” was intended to celebrate “diversity through food,” according to its organizers, a group called “Eat Up the…
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Culture On this podcast, the pulpit looks a lot like the playing field
It’s tough to say if Rabbi Erez Sherman knows more about sports or the Torah. Maybe it’s a tie. “I found that people will either do sports or Judaism and they can’t do them at the same level at the same time,” Sherman 38, said in a phone interview from his home in Los Angeles….
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Culture 20-Year-Old Jewish baseball phenom eyes stardom in Cleveland
Pitcher Josh Wolf, 20, was drafted by the New York Mets in 2019 as the 53rd pick-the highest ever from St. Thomas High School. He won the Michael Freedman Award for Outstanding Jewish Male High School Athlete of the Year from The Jewish Sports Heritage Association. The Texas native got a package of more than…
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