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Theater Jason Alexander lives out a lifelong dream, playing Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
'I wanted to do a piece that is proudly Semitic' said the Tony winner and ‘Seinfeld' star
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Talmudic wisdom holds Trump to a higher standard than the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just granted Trump presidential immunity, but the Talmud held leaders to a higher standard
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Music How two Jewish musicians turned front porches in Brooklyn into a vibrant music scene
Roy Nathanson and Aaron Lisman are turning Ditmas Park residents of all ages into jazz aficionados
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Music How a Jewish kid named Lou Reed left ‘the most boring place on earth’ to become ‘King of New York’
The career of the legendary founder of the Velvet Underground was filled with Jewish references and collaborators
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How do you write a meaningful eulogy?
The words we share also serve as a source of strength for the person as they make the journey from this world to the next
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So, what do the lox-slicing knives at Zabar’s talk about when they think no one can hear them?
From the master of all lox slicers, a dialogue from a trio of sharp wits who worry about losing their edge
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Music Remembering Kinky Friedman, the only country star who bought his clothes from Hadassah
Friedman, whose admirers included Bob Dylan and Nelson Mandela, has died at 79
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Moses needed Aaron to communicate. Biden could have used him in debate.
The president, going against Trump, had a failure to communicate
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How Gaza became an online clapback to anything (and I mean anything) you disagree with
Posts about invasive plants, sunburns and eating disorders are all plagued by commenters comparing their trials to war
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How an airplane mechanic named Bennie Roth became the first Jew to set foot on Antarctica
Roth played an integral role in Commander Richard Byrd's Arctic expedition
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Harry Schimmelman, we know your wife didn’t die of influenza; she’s looking for you
Once upon a time, immigrant husbands would try to ditch their spouses in America. Enter the National Desertion Bureau
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m losing my religion thanks to the war. Can Jewish tradition guide me?
Bintel says: Jewish tradition contains things you'll love and things you might hate
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News Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
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Fast Forward Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz has left a trail of antisemitic comments
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Opinion Trump’s first picks are die-hard Israel supporters, mocking the pro-Palestinian protest vote
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News What a Secretary of State Marco Rubio would mean for American Jews and Israel
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Antisemitism Notebook Shadowy GOP firm is behind pressure campaign on Schumer over antisemitism bill
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Yiddish ווידעאָ: דער ליובאַוויטשער רבי מוטיקט פֿרויען צו לערנען תּורהVIDEO: The Lubavitcher Rebbe encourages women to learn Torah
די דרשה איז אויך לינגוויסטיש אינטערעסאַנט: כאָטש דער רבי רעדט ליטוויש ייִדיש, זאָגט ער אַרויס „פֿרוי“ ווי „פֿרו“.
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Culture How a son of Holocaust survivors joined a commune and helped to free ‘Hurricane’ Carter
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Fast Forward Why the Weitzman, a museum of American Jewish history, tapped an Israeli as its next CEO
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