Eric Schulmiller is the cantor at Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore in Plandome, New York. Follow him on Twitter @ericbop.
Eric Schulmiller
By Eric Schulmiller
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Fast Forward The best villains played by Jewish actors
A survey in tribute to two late Jewish actors and their iconically sinister characters
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Culture 20 years ago, Marvel introduced a Jewish Black Panther
Kevin Cole, who becomes an ally of the original Black Panther, was 'a character that our readers could identify with and relate to,' said a Marvel editor
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Culture Why all Jews should be saying kaddish for the Choco Taco
Turns out the recently discontinued frozen treat has a distinctly Jewish provenance
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Culture How Netflix’s new Jewish protagonist is breaking ground for trans teens
In the animated series “Dead End: Paranormal Park,” a trans Jewish teenager finds himself fending off apocalypse
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Culture For National Coffee Day, the Secret Jewish History of the coffee cup
Editor’s Note: For National Coffee Day, September 29, 2020, we bring you the compelling history, originally published in 2014, of those familiar vessels that store our liquid energy. In the Talmud (Eruvin 65b), Rabbi Ilai cleverly opines: “A person is recognized by three things: their cup, their pocket, and their anger.” In other words, how…
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Culture The Secret Jewish History Of The Kit Kat Jingle
Last March, a few days before Purim, I happened to catch a new episode of Food 52’s “Burnt Toast” podcast. The entire episode was devoted to the unusual history of what a 2003 University of Cincinnati study declared was one of the top ten earworms of all time: the “Gimme a Break!” Kit Kat jingle….
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Culture The Secret Jewish History of Strange Fruit
Editor’s Note: Rebecca Ferguson, an “X-Factor” winner, recently made headlines when she was invited to sing at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Ferguson responded by saying that she would perform if she could sing “Strange Fruit,” the haunting, classic song about lynching made famous by Billie Holiday. A few years back, we looked at the Jewish history…
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49 Reasons Why 2016 Wasn't as Bad as You Think Stranger Things
Why do I love “Stranger Things?” I was the same age in 1983 as the main characters, and the show contains a slew of 80’s cultural references aimed directly at my sentimental sweet spot. And then there’s Eleven — not since 12-year-old Natalie Portman made her big screen debut in “Léon: The Professional” has there…
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