Bonnie Azoulay
By Bonnie Azoulay
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The Schmooze Yom Kippur Services In New York City: The Forward’s Picks
All year long, we wait for the Day of Atonement to seek forgiveness for acting on our sinful inclinations. This year, we will be better. This year, we will shed our skin of all the times we laughed too hard at Sacha Baron Cohen’s jokes. We will finally vote in midterm elections. We might even…
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The Schmooze 10 New York Fashion Week Looks That Prove Modest Clothing Continues To Be On The Rise
As long as designers create whimsical couture gowns and politically inspired graphic tees, there will always be a place on the runway carved out for conservative women. Season after season our eyes remain glued to the catwalk, awaiting a fresh batch of orthodox-like ensembles to wear. We will never tire of the way mainstream and…
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The Schmooze Lonely Boy meets Gone Girl: Penn Badgley Stars in TV Thriller ‘You’
The time for Penn Badgley to reclaim his spotlight on a hit TV series has come and we are here for it. Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead Lifetime’s new psychological thriller, “You,” based on a novel with the same name by Jewish author Caroline Kepnes, aired this week starring the “Gossip Girl” heartthrob as Joe Goldberg…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump and Steve Bannon Had A Screaming Showdown, Woodward Says
Blame it on the stress of having President Trump as a father, or a then-struggling, now-defunct clothing brand. But whatever the reason may be — Ivanka Trump lost it. Bob Woodward’s new book reveals that she lashed out at Steve Bannon, the former White House Chief Strategist. Why did she take her anger out on…
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The Schmooze Levi Strauss CEO Announces Company’s Mission to End Gun Violence
Levi Strauss & Co. president and CEO Chip Bergh is making denim-colored waves after penning a piece for Fortune.com calling on other major business leaders to take action against gun violence. Bergh isn’t new to the issue — since the beginning of his tenure at the $5 billion dollar jean brand (founded by Jewish fashion…
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The Schmooze So, You’re Going To Be A Guest At The Kloss-Kushner Wedding — Here’s What To Know
Two months at least into her time in the Jewish tribe and six years into a courtship with one very handsome Jewish businessman, Karlie Kloss has finally set a wedding date. The 26-year-old supermodel and her fiancé, Joshua Kushner, will wed at his family’s New Jersey farm in the spring or summer of 2019. Kloss-ner…
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The Schmooze Are Ultra-Orthodox Headscarves Trending For Fall 2018?
With the high holidays soon approaching, high fashion has been on our minds and in our shopping carts. It’s time to repent from last year’s poor synagogue clothing choices and burn our sinful dresses that surely our mother-in-laws and forever fashion police maven in heaven, Joan Rivers, would say is dreadful. Luckily, the runway heavens…
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The Schmooze It’s A Biracial Holocaust Drama, Not A Hitler Youth Romance, Star Promises
If you thought Western Civilization learned our lesson about forbidden romance after Romeo and Juliet, think again. In her upcoming film, “Where Hands Touch”, Amandla Stenberg stars as a young girl who falls for a member of the Hitler Youth. These star-crossed German lovers were criticized moments after Variety featured a glimpse of the film…
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