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The minotaur-slaying, dragon-battling hero of this video game is an old Jewish guy with back problems and an attitude
The upcoming ‘The Eternal Life of Goldman’ is a gorgeous, 2D fantasy-adventure centered on the exploits of the kippah-wearing Mr. Goldman
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Music Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Broadway opus debuts in the U.S. — nearly 80 years late
'Silent Serenade,’ an undersung operetta, is premiering at Mannes Opera
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Why the loudest Jewish celebrity voices are not always the most influential
Jewish celebrity advocacy surged after Oct. 7. But actors embedding Jewish life into television and film may be shaping cultural perception in deeper ways
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Film & TV Tensions in Israel loom large in these Oscar-nominated shorts
‘Butcher’s Stain’ and ‘Children No More’ reveal waning trust in a society traumatized by war
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In the face of conflict over assimilation, appropriation, colonialism and hegemony, a plea for human dignity through dance
In the documentary 'Everything You Have Is Yours,' Hadar Ahuvia and Tatyana Tenenbaum find liberation in movement
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It’s Purim in Tel Aviv — but in the shelter there are few costumes in sight
Though the war is only four days old, the sirens have already sounded more than 30 times
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The Jewish space lasers are real — well, kind of
The Iron Beam is a laser-powered defense Israel has been developing for years
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How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
The choir director of the Calvary Bible School says that 'Tatty, My King' shows the surprising affinities between Jews and Mennonites
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Before I became an orthodontist, I was my good friend Neil Sedaka’s saxophonist
A fond memory of the singer-songwriter who has died at 86
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Is goy a slur, an antisemitic dogwhistle or a word for non-Jews?
The term goy has been trending, igniting a debate about who can use it, and what it means
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Looking Forward What rabbinic wisdom taught me in the wake of the BAFTA scandal
When someone makes a mistake, our rabbis teach that we must hold them accountable in a way that is healing — not harmful
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News Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him
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Culture How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
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אין דעם קאַפּיטל וועט איר הערן וועגן דעם ערשטן מאָל וואָס משהלע אַלפֿאָנסאָ האָט געטראָגן אַ יאַרמלקע אויף דער באַן.
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Opinion Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel
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Yiddish ווי אַ כּלי־זמר־פּאַראַד איז געוואָרן טייל פֿונעם קאַרנאַװאַל אין סאַאָ פּאַולאָHow a klezmer parade became part of the annual carnival in Sao Paulo
הײַיאָר האָט מען אָפּגעגעבן כּבֿוד די ייִדישע פּאַרשױנען פֿונעם פֿאָלקלאָר פֿון דער אָרטיקער קהילה.
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