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Opinion Looking for a Shul for the Holidays?
As we head into the New Year, Jews around the world are getting ready to reflect, party, pray, and of course, eat! NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation wanted to make it easier to find a High Holiday experience that’s fun, meaningful and close by, so they created an interactive map. With more than…
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Life Why Is Race So Hard to Talk About?
In the latest episode of The Salon on The Jewish Salon, panelists gathered to discuss race, and exactly why it’s so hard to talk about it. This time, host Jane Eisner and co-host Rachel Sklar were joined by Chava Shervington, President of the Jewish Multiracial Network; Dr. Ruth Pinkenson Feldman, aka “The Green Bubbie”; and…
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Fast Forward Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quits Water-Skiing — No Plans To Resign From Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is in good health, has no plans to resign and isn’t considering the identity or ideology of the president in making her decision. “There will be a president after this one, and I’m hopeful that that president will be a fine president,” the 80-year-old jurist told the…
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The Schmooze Mandy Patinkin Goes Back to the Well
Mandy Patinkin isn’t just having a moment — he’s having a moment, still. That mostly has to do with his role as CIA director Saul Berenson on the hit Showtime series “Homeland,” based on the Israeli show “Hatufim” (“Prisoners of War”). In 2012 the series won a Golden Globe for Best Television Show, and Patinkin…
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Fast Forward Jackie Robinson Statue Rededicated After Being Wiped Clean of Anti-Semitic Slurs
The Coney Island statue depicting Jackie Robinson was rededicated in a special ceremony on Monday, the New York Daily News reported. Earlier this month, the statue had been covered in racist graffiti and anti-Semitic slurs, which the city Parks Department has since removed. The vandals have not been found, and a $50,000 reward has been…
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The Schmooze Fall of J.D. Salinger
Is J.D. Salinger over-exposure possible? Based on the late author’s reclusive life and limited output you would think not, but this fall might convince you otherwise. On September 6 Shane Salerno’s much anticipated and highly secretive bio-pic, “Salinger,” will hit theaters. It will be accompanied by a book, also by Salerno along with David Shields,…
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The Schmooze Yiddish Godot Arrives at Last
A few months ago, we reported on the growing number of crowdfunding campaigns for Yiddish projects, including an effort to raise $40,000 for a Yiddish production of “Waiting for Godot.” That campaign didn’t meet its goal, but the play will be going forward anyway, in part thanks to the $7,370 it did succeed in raising….
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Fast Forward Ryan Braun Plans To Admit Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Ryan Braun, the first Jewish baseball player to win the Most Valuable Player award in decades, reportedly plans to admit using performing enhancing drugs. The so-called Hebrew Hammer will also apologize to teammates and baseball officials for his long string of lies about doping, USA Today reported. Braun, the embattled Milwaukee Brewers left fielder, plans…
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