Irene Katz Connelly is a staff writer at the Forward. You can contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @katz_conn.
Irene Katz Connelly
By Irene Katz Connelly
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The Schmooze How did this famous Hasidic mantra end up on Kim Kardashian’s instagram?
Kim Kardashian is relaxing with the help of Hasidic Jewish meditation practices. She just might not know it. Jews scrolling through Kardashian’s Instagram story stopped short at a glimpse of clunky Hebraic font — you know, the kind pressed into service when someone wants to hawk a vaguely Jewish product without actually mentioning Judaism. Squinting…
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Life The chef who blends kosher and soul talks Juneteenth, food as a form of resistance
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in June, 2020. For chef and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty, studying the food of the past doesn’t just uncover what people used to eat; it reveals the stories they wanted to tell. “When you talk about people surviving to the next day or the next decade, what you’re…
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News New publication centered on Jews of color set to launch on “erev Juneteenth”
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in June, 2020. In the summer of 2010, Yitz Jordan, a hip-hop artist and activist, and Shais Rishon, an Orthodox rabbi and writer, attended…
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Culture New Jersey has the best bagels. Just ask the women behind @NJGov.
With the recent insurrection in the U.S. Capitol, the second impeachment of President Trump and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, you may have overlooked another event of national — nay, global — importance. But Pearl Gabel and Megan Coyne are here to remind you: National Bagel Day is here, and you should probably plan to celebrate…
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The Schmooze Dr. Ruth on coronavirus vaccination: ‘It’s Nothing’
Dr. Ruth Westheimer has been to New York City’s Javits Center plenty of times. Most years, she goes there to give lectures and at the annual book festival BookExpo. Yesterday, she visited yet again — this time, to receive her coronavirus vaccine. After getting the jab, the sex therapist recorded an effusive video about the…
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Culture WATCH: Jerry Nadler brings Zabar’s to House impeachment vote
In what was either a gesture of hometown pride or a sneaky piece of sponsored content, Rep. Jerry Nadler arrived at a very important, very televised meeting dangling a large Zabar’s bag. The lawmaker was seen carrying goodies from the legacy appetizing store as he arrived at the U.S. Capitol to debate a potential second…
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Culture ‘Pretend It’s a City’ is the New York love letter we’ve never needed less
Fran Lebowitz really does not like Times Square. She does not like the kitschy lawn chairs. She does not like planters filled with fake foliage. She does not like the tourists who bury their heads in their phones or, worse, ask for directions. “Pretend it’s a city,” she likes to tell them, “where there are…
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Culture Mindy Weisel spent her life looking for ‘light.’ Now, she’s found it
Mindy Weisel wanted to know if I’d ever been to Kripalu. I have not. But Weisel, an abstract artist based in Jerusalem, is a longtime devotee of the Massachusetts yoga retreat. She rushed to our virtual interview after finishing a Zoom class with her favorite teacher — her exercise method of choice ever since the…
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