Ari Jankelowitz
By Ari Jankelowitz
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The Schmooze Jewish Art or Jewish Kitsch?
Walking around the loosely organized [“Jew York” show][1] at the UNTITLED gallery on the Lower East Side and the [Zach Feuer Gallery][2] in Chelsea, I began to feel a slight sense of unease. Was it the mezuzah that had mysteriously appeared on the doorpost of UNTITLED? Or the collection of men’s suits from the venerable…
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Opinion Yuri Fights! Yuri Wins!
Yuri Foreman, the rabbi-in-training who doubles as a boxer, was dreaming big after winning the latest fight in his comeback trail. He wants to be the next Jewish champ. “In the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s there were so many Jewish boxing champions, the best at that time, the strongest people,” he said. “So I am…
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Opinion Rabbi-in-Training Yuri Foreman Returns to Ring
Yuri Foreman (29-2), the heralded rabbi-in-training continues his comeback trail in New York City tonight at the Roseland Ballroom. His opponent is Gundrick King (18-9), a former college football player for the University of North Alabama, who not to be outdone intellectually, studied applied microcomputer design while in college. On paper this could be considered…
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Opinion Complex Problem of Dual Citizenship Especially Vexing When Israel Is Involved
The two almost identical blue rectangular books are so tiny compared to the power they represent that it is almost laughable. As a dual citizen of Israel and America, I encounter the same problem before every trip I go on. Which passport do I use? Most of the time it makes little sense to debate…
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Opinion Yuri Foreman Wins! I Pull Up the Blankets.
Sitting in my living room wearing pajamas on an especially frigid night watching a live stream of the Yuri Foreman fight, I could not help but marvel at the ability to watch a non-title boxing match in such a small arena (a Times Square blues club!) live over the Internet. Truly, we are in the…
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News Boxer Yuri Foreman Makes Inspiring Comeback
Yuri Foreman, the Orthodox rabbi-in-training and former boxing champ, is on the comeback trail — and he thanks his fellow Jews for giving him the inspiration to make it happen. The onetime WBA world light middleweight champion returns to the ring with a non-title bout against Brandon Baue in New York on Wednesday, January 23….
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News The Way We Look Now
(All photos: Ari Jankelowitz) The American Jewish community today is a kaleidoscope of diversity. The fall of the Soviet Union, the decline of overt anti-Semitism in the United States, an influx of converts to Judaism and the acceptance of interracial and interfaith marriage have forever changed the face of American Jewry. Our community is wonderfully…
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