Jenny Singer is a freelance writer and a former Forward staff writer. She writes a weekly Substack about living with anxiety, called “Uneasy Going.”
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze This Jewish Teen Is Sending The First Slice Of Avocado Toast Into Space
It was the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson who once said, “The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.” It is in that spirit that a group of students at a Seattle private school decided to launch a piece of avocado toast into space. It seems history has unfolded just as early scientists…
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The Schmooze I Attended Three Of NYC’s Biggest Purim Parties In One Night
The story of Purim opens with a 180-day party capped off by a seven-day mega-party. It ends with the instruction that the holiday should be celebrated by Jews “as days of feasting and merrymaking,” which should be taken as “an obligation.” And so, on Wednesday night I set off into the night with the goal…
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The Schmooze Amy Schumer Gave Jennifer Lawrence The Best Breakup Gift Ever
From bruises to breakups, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. And once you’re stronger, you’ll be able to face your own solitary death with that much more focus. That’s what Amy Schumer said to Jennifer Lawrence after Lawrence’s relationship with director Darren Aronofsky ended in November, anyway. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence spoke about the…
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The Schmooze Every Jewish Moment That Happened At The Oscars
A Swarovski-encrusted, bloated night of semi-redemption, the 90th Academy Awards paid unusual attention to women and immigrants. However, the show reserved the usual amounts of attention for the kind of slavish self-praise that reminds viewers that the unifying trait for all Oscar participants is that they enjoy magnificent wealth in a world where children starve…
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The Schmooze Oprah Couldn’t Afford Barbies As A Child — Now One Is Modeled After Her
The best revenge is living well. The very, very best revenge is becoming an international sensation whose name is synonymous with success and then being made into a Barbie. Oprah Winfrey had a very, very difficult childhood. And now she is getting the best kind of revenge. You wouldn’t know it from the way Oprah…
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The Schmooze Disney Made History This Weekend — With A Bar Mitzvah
On Friday night, Disney became a man. Disney Channel aired a gay character’s bar mitzvah for the first time in the network’s history. Not only did the popular kids’ program “Andi Mack” feature an hour long special dedicated to a bar mitzvah, but in addition, the character having the bar mitzvah was the same character…
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The Schmooze ‘Call Me!’: Este Haim Photobombs ‘One Direction’ Singer Liam Payne
“It felt right! It felt right!” the Haim sisters sing in their hit song “The Wire.” One imagines that nothing has ever felt more right to Haim bassist Este Haim than photobombing former boy band-er Liam Payne and his wife Cheryl Payne as they were interviewed at an awards dinner, mouthing, “Call me!” At the…
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The Schmooze David Schwimmer And An Israeli Director Made Star-Studded Sexual Harassment PSAs
An unlikely duo believes that Hollywood lighting can illuminate the gray areas in sexual misconduct. David Schwimmer, the actor best known for his work as Ross on the TV show “Friends,” and Israeli director Sigal Avin have teamed up for a series of six short videos depicting scenes of sexual harassment. The glossy, star-studded shorts…
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