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Culture
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Despite what (Ashkenazi) tradition says, not everyone eats dairy on Shavuot
From beer to berbere-spiced bread, culinary traditions from across the diaspora harken back to ancient foodways.
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Proposal to ban Israeli products roils a Brooklyn members-only grocery
Park Slope Food Coop battle spills into politics and pulpits ahead of long-brewing boycott vote
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In celebration of David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, a very Jewish song
'What a Wonderful World,' immortalized by Louis Armstrong and heard at Attenborough's centenary, has a particularly Jewish history
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Theater In ‘Waiting for Godot,’ the tragedy and comedy of the Jewish experience
Samuel Beckett's classic baffled Miami audiences in 1956. Today, it couldn't seem more a propos.
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The Israeli song that almost won Eurovision was about far more than the breakup of a love affair
Sung by Noam Bettan, 'Michelle' is a tribute to Jewish multilingualism with a message for the entire world
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Film & TV On a new Israeli TV show, the secret lives of Orthodox Jewish atheists
'Behasture' sheds light on the stories of religious non-believers who risk everything if they leave
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At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
Amidst booing on the streets of Vienna and accusations of manipulation, Israel finished second and I felt something close to relief.
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It looks like a kaffiyeh, but this pro-Israel activist wants you to wear a sudra
Rudy Rochman is leading the charge to bring back a head covering Jews wore across the Middle East
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The Jewish secret to affordable eyewear that isn’t so secret anymore
Up a flight of stairs in a Brooklyn rowhouse, Minzer's Optical serves the Orthodox and anyone else looking for a bargain
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Looking Forward When the 92nd Street Y was a hub for Black innovation in dance
Rennie McDougall's 'Nonstop Bodies' recalls a time when the Jewish institution was a mecca for experimentation
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Music He may be country music royalty, but his heart belongs to Leonard Cohen
On his newest release, country legend Rodney Crowell pays tribute to Montreal's 'rabbi poet, Buddhist monk, and sage'
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Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
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Culture At Eurovision, Israel’s near triumph shows the limits of tolerance
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Opinion I run The Jewish Theological Seminary. Here’s the real story about President Isaac Herzog speaking at our commencement
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Opinion The profound internal contradiction that could spell doom for Hillel
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Yiddish אַ רעפֿעראַט אויף ייִדיש אין מינכן פֿונעם ליטעראַטור־פֿאָרשער נתן כּהן A Yiddish lecture in Munich by literature scholar Nathan Cohen
די „שלום־עליכם לעקציע“ וועט מען קענען הערן אויפֿן אָרט אָדער דורך דער אינטערנעץ.
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street
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Culture Despite what (Ashkenazi) tradition says, not everyone eats dairy on Shavuot
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News ‘It’s the Jews’: San Diego mosque shooters decried ‘the universal enemy’ in hate-filled manifesto