Arts & Life
4 notable Jewish nominees for 2021 Oscars
By Emily Burack
“Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, leads the slate of Academy Award nominations in a year when most Americans...
Jay Herzog lives a fulfilled life
I believe you need to pursue your happiness,” said Jay Herzog, 62. “Not everyone gets to be happy, but everyone should be able to...
‘American Birthright’ asks ‘Why be Jewish?’
By Sophie Panzer
When Becky Tahel learned her younger sister Gal was going to marry a non-Jewish man, she began to grapple with whether she...
Opinion
Opinion | Global freedom on the decline
By Ben Cohen
Passover is a celebration of freedom, but its underlying story is a salutary reminder that freedom is a fragile thing and that...
Israel @ 73
It has been 73 years since the state of Israel made its historic declaration of independence to establish a homeland for the Jewish people....
A grab bag of necessities
President Joe Biden’s transformational infrastructure proposal brings to mind the Talmudic idiom, “If you grab for too much, you’ll get nothing.” The $2 trillion...
Nation and World
COVID-19 study focusing on Orthodox Jews releases first results
By Shira Hanau
One year after COVID-19 first walloped Jewish communities in the United States, a scientific study has confirmed something that many in the...
With most votes counted in Israeli election, neither Netanyahu nor his opponents have majority
With the vast majority of votes counted from Tuesday’s Israeli election, it appears that neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents have a clear path...
NBA player Meyers Leonard caught using anti-Semitic slur on video game platform
Update: While Leonard released an apology statement on Tuesday night, the NBA said it is investigating his use of the slur and he will...
Food & Dining
Paula Shoyer updates Jewish cuisine for Instant Pot cooking
By Eric Schucht
Quick and simple. That’s what Paula Shoyer likes about the Instant Pot. Instead of using a pot for her spaghetti, another pot...
Delicious dinners without the chametz
By Keri White
Passover lasts for eight days. Most people only do one, or maybe two seders, but if you strictly observe the holiday, that...
Festival of freedom: Families from around the country share what traditions make their Passovers...
Celebrated at home, Passover, perhaps more than any other Jewish holiday, provides space for families to create their own customs and rituals.
A Moroccan family...
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