Jenny Singer is a freelance writer with pieces in Vox, the Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue, and more. She was previously a staff writer at Glamour and the Forward, and she’s currently getting an MFA in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze After Shaming By Jon Stewart, House Judiciary Votes To Renew 9/11 Funding Through 2090
An abashed House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that will renew a fund for 9/11 survivors, which was set to expire in 2020. The vote came just hours after comedian Jon Stewart publicly reamed members for not showing up to a hearing where ailing first responders and survivors who make use of…
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The Schmooze Here’s How ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Ended Up Showcasing The Prayer ‘Shalom Rav’
“Grey’s Anatomy,” which recently concluded its 15th season, is a hospital drama on ABC. Cantor Jeff Klepper is a legendary Jewish songwriter, who came up in the 1970s and 80s, remaking Jewish music and liturgy to fit the times. This month, the two intertwined. Major “Grey’s Anatomy” and Jeff Klepper fan, Forward writer Jenny Singer…
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The Schmooze ‘You Should Be Ashamed: Jon Stewart Rebukes Congress For Half-Empty 9/11 Survivor Hearing
“Behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders and in front of me, a nearly empty Congress,” comedian and commentator Jon Stewart berated a small, furtive group of congress members at a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning Stewart, who has mostly stepped away from public life since his departure from…
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The Schmooze Dead On: 10 Times Movies Got Jewish Funerals And Shivas Right
From dust we came, and to dust we shall return. And in between, a little popcorn maybe? Jewish death traditions are their own kind of immersive theater — a powerful group performance that calls for a set, props, costumes, special effects, and a grueling schedule. That high drama is no doubt why filmmakers and TV…
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The Schmooze Jake Tapper And Wolf Blitzer Charmingly Reenact The ‘Big’ Piano Scene
What is it about seeing adult men play a giant plastic piano with their feet? We may never know, but it’s just delightful. Promoting the upcoming CNN mini-series “The Movies,” anchors Jake Tapper and Wolf Blitzer stoically performed “Chopsticks” by dancing on a giant keyboard, channeling Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia in an iconic scene…
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The Schmooze Director Rachel Chavkin Brings Down House At The Tony’s With Call For Diversity
It’s time you learned the name Rachel Chavkin. She’s promising to have your back as you walk through hell. On Sunday night, Chavkin nabbed the Tony Award for Best Director in a Musical for her work on Broadway’s “Hadestown.” The director, who previously received a nod for “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,”…
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Opinion Great News For Jews This Week: Cancer Breakthrough, Teen Holocaust Educator, And Neil Patrick Harris
It was another week in the Jewish world with both more blessings and more pain than we know what to do with. Here are just a few of the gems from the week — stories of Jews and allies who repaired tiny fractures in the world. Good news: It happens, too! Teachers: Claire Sarnowski, a…
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The Schmooze Come One, Come All: Katz’s Deli To Hold (Fake) Orgasm Contest For ‘When Harry Met Sally’ 30th
It could have been called “When Sex Met Deli Food”. Thirty years ago this July, a nearly perfect romantic comedy was released. “When Harry Met Sally” hit theaters July 12, 1989, and it combined all good things in the world — writer Nora Ephron’s wit, Central Park in the fall, Billy Crystal in a sweater,…
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