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Culture In Compromise, Bibi Addresses 9th Grade Model Congress in Suburban Illinois
Thanks to a last-ditch solution that both saved face for the Israeli leader and avoided a confrontation with the Obama administration for at least three and a half more weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced his planned address to Congress with a speech to the Model Congress at Glencampbell High. On Tuesday afternoon, the…
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Culture American Snipper: The Fastest Mohel in U.S. History
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Culture Catching Gefilte Fish in the Wild
Q: For years, I’ve served nothing but wild-caught gefilte fish at my Seder. But it’s gotten so expensive! This year I’m considering serving farm-raised gefilte fish, even though I know it’s not as healthy as wild-caught. Is it safe for me to do so? A.: Generally speaking, yes. Farming practices have improved greatly since the…
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Culture Beardman Triumphs
In a triumphant return to the Oscars, Martin Buber took home the big, shiny prize.
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Culture 50 Sheitels of Grey
For a section of the population, a bondage and domination film is an excuse to not only let its hair down, but take it off entirely. For Chani, a self-described “Ortho-fox,” the book and film (which she hasn’t at all, ever, chas v’shalom, ever read or seen or even really heard of) are confirmation that…
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Culture Black Hat Messiah
D’Angelo Converts?
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Culture Pain and Ponce Are Deli’s Main Ingredients
As you enter the narrow doorway of Brooklyn’s Pearlstein + Dung, the first thing that greets you is the sparse shtetl décor and the pungent odor of artisanal cuisine. With furnishings based on drawings from a crumbling book in Slovakian synagogue basement, the shop is the brainchild of Ari and Zounette Pearlstein. Ari strokes his…
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