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 Trevor Noah: The Eclipse Was A Chance For Melania To ‘Escape’
Trevor Noah is back after a break from “The Daily Show,” and he thinks First Lady Melania Trump should take his advice and make her escape. Noah took time to reflect on yesterday’s national news story, which remarkably was not the celestial phenomenon, but rather the way that phenomenon was eclipsed by the president staring…
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The Schmooze Billy Joel Breaks With Tradition, Wears Yellow Star Of David At Madison Square Garden Concert
Monday night at a sold out concert at Madison Square Garden, Billy Joel made a rock and roll statement with just a piece of cloth: a yellow star, pinned to his lapel. Without referencing that star, or the one pinned to his back, Joel quietly announced his public opposition to the rising tides of neo-Nazi…
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The Schmooze Jewish Wedding Season Is Upon Us: Lauren Conrad, Deadmau5, and Leonard Nimoy’s Son
Crushed glass crunches underfoot, clusters of chuppahs provide an endless solar eclipse, and everyone is a little bit day-drunk: it’s wedding season and the Jews are out in full force. Here are our favorite recent instances of Jews saying “we do.” Jewish Wedding Inception: Multi-hyphenate famous person Lauren Conrad served in her own wedding planner’s…
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The Schmooze Aly Raisman Demands Justice In Fierce Speech Condemning USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal
In a uniquely strong statement for a young athlete, Aly Raisman demanded “more accountability” from USA Gymnastics in the wake of a horrific slew of allegations that female gymnasts are being routinely sexually abused with the knowledge of the national gymnastics organization. “I feel like there’s a lot of articles about it, but nobody has…
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The Schmooze Why Are Jewish Parents Letting Their Children Watch The Eclipse?
“And I need you now tonight/And I need you more than ever” The singer of the world’s most famous song about eclipses is referring to many things here: a person, love, her heart, and according to the song’s actual writer, vampires. Love, supernatural monsters, and internal organs are needed, tonight and always. But what about…
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The Schmooze A Biblical Exegesis Of Taylor Swift’s Snake Video Tweet
“And the serpent said to the woman, “You are not going to die, but G-d knows that as soon as you eat of it your eyes will be open and you will be like divine beings who know good and bad.” Genesis 3: 4-5 “Boys only want love if it’s torture/Don’t say I didn’t say,…
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The Schmooze Meet Erin Davis, Fairy Godmother Of The New York City Jewish Singles Scene
Erin Davis’s grandparents grew up in the same Polish village, were herded into the same ghetto, fell in love in hiding, and escaped together to a displaced person’s camp. Erin Davis’s parents fell in love at a Denny’s Diner. Today, Erin Davis believes that love can be found at a boutique New York City gym,…
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The Schmooze Mark Cuban Had A ‘Sexy’ First Kiss, Thanks For Asking
The first time one’s mouth makes contact with another person’s mouth is a special and memorable experience. So is reading about Mark Cuban’s first kiss, which we can now do thanks to Gizmodo writer Ryan Mandelbaum, who emailed a number of celebrities and asked them to recount their earliest kisses. The only person who responded…
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