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My father was my hero and, when he was dying, I wrote this song for him
In music, we can find the spiritual power to say what can't otherwise be said
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Judaism requires men to offer sex to their wives. Why does the manosphere blame women for men not getting laid?
Many men say marriage means women are their property that they should take pleasure in as they please. But the Talmud imagines a flipped gender dynamic.
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Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art
Arad, 75, was recently appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Whether it’s viral dot cakes or Love Shack Fancy skirts, Chloe Hechter wants you to know that ‘Jewish-American Princesses did it first’
Hechter, who currently boasts 186,000 TikTok followers, makes skits attempting to reclaim an outdated stereotype
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
The director says the events in his new film would cause a crisis of faith; Judaism thinks otherwise
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The Jewish friendship that let David Hockney experience ‘dangerous perfection’
Hockney's long connection with the American artist R.B. Kitaj was key to his art, as well as his life
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What does it say that Gwyneth Paltrow is advertising luxury Israeli real estate?
The ad, set and filmed in New York City, equates a Tel Aviv suburb with America’s largest city — as though that’s a simple proposition
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Theater ‘Dirty Dancing’ be damned. A new musical shows another side of the Borscht Belt
Pamela Gray’s ‘A Walk on the Moon’ brings the bungalow colonies to life
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Books When a Jewish language is lost, we lose more than just words
In 'Always Carry Salt,' Samantha Ellis races against time to try to save her Judeo-Iraqi Arabic language and culture
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Film & TV ‘Odessa’ wants to use your empathy against you
Viewers slowly realize a family fleeing post-war Germany may not be on the right side of history
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Israel boycott battle intensifies at Venice Art Biennale, testing tradition of inclusion
Even as artists threaten to sue if they are not removed from competition, a prestigious global art fair recommits to showcasing Israeli exhibits
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Sports This year’s biggest World Cup upset came from its most Jew-ish team
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