Hanukkah today would make the Maccabees roll over in their graves
Hanukkah is often most beloved to the most assimilated Jews. But it celebrates killing them.
Why Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’ Christmas special seemed a little too Christmas-y for its Jewish contestants
In “Blown Away: Christmas,” three out of five contestants don’t celebrate the holiday in question. Seems weird — just saying.
Why ‘Checkout’ may be the Israeli show that we need to see right now
“Checkout,” an Israeli sitcom akin to “Superstore,” is coming to ChaiFlicks. But do Americans care about the everyday life of Israelis?
Hey Starbucks — where are the Hanukkah seasonal lattes?
We know a latke latte sounds gross, so we came up with some alternative ideas.
Cheesy Hanukkah merch is everywhere now — um, that’s good for the Jews, right?
“Deck the halls with matzah balls” mugs. “Love you a latke” doormats. Is this the best we can do? And how did we get here?
How a unique Torah scroll scribed by a woman led to a historic bar mitzvah
Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem was the first woman commissioned to write a Torah scroll. With her son’s bar mitzvah, her work has come full circle.
In ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ Chava is a hero. But she wasn’t always.
In every other adaptation of Sholem Aleichem’s stories, Chava’s marriage destroys her family. Until, that is, she came to America.
When Jews and Mormons swap lives, it’s as awkward as you’d expect
Ava DuVernay’s new NBC reality show, “Home Sweet Home” is like “Wife Swap,” but moralizing and stripped of all the fun.
Does Netflix’s ‘Inside Job’ encourage antisemitic conspiracy theorists?
Lizzy Caplan stars in a new, animated show about a secret cabal that runs the world. Sound familiar?
Trump’s new social media platform about ‘truth’ doesn’t seem safe for Jews
Like Gab, Parler and Telegram, it is likely that TRUTH Social, Trump’s new social media platform, will become a hotbed for neo-Nazis and hate speech.