The author of ‘The Matzah Ball,’ a Hanukkah novel, wants Jews to read more romance
“The rule of romance is that there has to be a happy ending… If they don’t get together, that’s not a romance; that’s literary fiction.”
Jürgen brings Passover to the ‘Great British Baking Show’ with charoset-and-matzah-topped pavlova
The dessert also sustains a different tradition: the internationally popular show’s habit of not getting Jewish content quite right.
Texas official reminds teachers that state law requires “opposing views” when Holocaust is taught
NBC News obtained an audio recording of the official.
These Jewish NYC schoolteachers want a religious exemption from the city’s vaccine mandate
(JTA) — When Rivka Taub Rivera decided to apply for a religious exemption to New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers, she didn’t turn to the rabbis of Borough Park, the Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn where she lives.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and his partner had a very Jewish wedding this week after 18 years together
(JTA) — As his fellow Jews around the world prepared to annul their vows during Yom Kippur, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis got busy making some new ones — by marrying his partner of 18 years.
A wildly popular fidget toy was created by an Israeli classmate of Anne Frank to look like breasts
Theo and Ora Coster designed the original pop-it in the 1970s, but it only became wildly popular in the last two years.
These New Yorkers were annoyed by anti-vaccine Holocaust comparisons. So they wrote a song.
“It’s a more fun way to process it than just to be screaming in your head all the time,” said the lyricist behind “The Anti-Vaxxer’s Lament.”
New Jersey condo to resume Shabbat elevator service after settling with residents who sued
Dozens of residents charged in a lawsuit that The Colony was discriminating against religious residents by turning off the elevators’ Shabbat mode.
Is it safe to attend Rosh Hashanah services? Should kids? Your COVID-19 High Holiday questions, answered.
Once again, deciding how to observe the High Holidays involves calculating risk. We help you think through the considerations.
Yeshiva student shot and killed during late-night crime spree in Denver
Local police say they do not think bias played a role in the shooting, though they have not ruled out that possibility.