Jenny Singer is a freelance writer with pieces in Vox, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Teen Vogue, and more. She was previously a staff writer at Glamour and the Forward, and she’s currently getting an MFA in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa.
Jenny Singer
By Jenny Singer
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The Schmooze Palestinian Supermodel Bella Hadid Calls Jerusalem Embassy Move ‘So Unjust’
Bella Hadid, the supermodel who this year transcended her “Real Housewives” origins to become one of the top ten best paid models of 2017, called Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem “so unjust.” Writing on Instagram a day after the President announced the controversial decision, Hadid, whose father is Palestinian, reflected,…
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The Schmooze You Can Now Spin A Dreidel At A Hannukah Pop Up Bar In Washington, D.C.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — but not a lot like Hanukkah. As window displays become pyrotechnic and people start frequenting airport arrivals areas in the hopes of transforming into one of the characters in “Love, Actually,” there are endless ways to get in the spirit of Christ’s birth. But short of…
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The Schmooze Kristin Wiig Singing ‘Hallelujah’ Is The Funniest Version Of A Leonard Cohen Song I’ve Ever Heard
Leonard Cohen’s original version of “Hallelujah” was 80 verses long. And with respect to Mr. Cohen and Jeff Buckley (zichronam livracha) as well as Rufus Wainwright, k.d. lang, the Pentatonix, Bono, and the many other spectacular interpreters of the song, Kristin Wiig is the only person I would listen to singing 80 verses of it….
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The Schmooze The Results Are In: Manischewitz Tried To Settle ‘Hanukkah’ Spelling Debate With A National Poll
It was a tough year for the polling industry. Since the presidential election Nate Silver has been persona non grata north of the Mason-Dixon line and no one born after 1995 knows what a landline is. Nevertheless, the iconic Manischewitz Company, sponsor of so many of our first drinking experiences, put a nation’s raging debate…
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The Schmooze Hanukkah Underwear Is Miraculously Here
At last! A pair of seasonal Jewish underwear that will make you seem like the kind of classy person who listens to podcasts. Famed indie underwear brand MeUndies has debuted a limited edition Hanukkah print, “Joy Vey” underwear studded with gelt, menorahs and dreidels. The underwear is made out of (seriously if you have ever…
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The Schmooze Kate McKinnon Does The Definitive Impression Of Gal Gadot
To paraphrase a quote from last week’s Torah portion, “To see Kate McKinnon do an impression of Gal Gadot is to see the face of God. McKinnon told Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday she and fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Aidy Bryant chatted with Gal Gadot frequently during their week together preparing for the “Wonder…
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The Schmooze Feminist Icon Pink Is Raising Her Children Without Gender Labels
The celebrated singer-songwriter Pink may be named after a traditionally feminine color, but she won’t be raising her children with gender labels. In an interview about her success and raising children in the Trump era, the performer explained that she and racer Cary Hart run a “very label-less household”. The couple believes in sending their…
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The Schmooze The Santa Claus Dreidel: Peaceful Compromise Or Assimilation Nightmare?
I had a little dreidel, I made it out of the fusing of two diametrically opposed religious traditions! It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. But with the intermarriage debate continuing to spin Jews of every denomination into a tizzy, can spinning a wooden top hurt? Could a great miracle happen here, in America, where…
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