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 Happy Birthday, ‘Seinfeld’: 8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The TV Classic
On July 5th, 1989, a show premiered on NBC that cemented in the popular imagination the unlikely idea that, contradictory to what most people have believed throughout history, Jewish people talking loudly about themselves is a cool thing. Arguably the greatest sitcom of all time turns chai-plus-ten today and we couldn’t be more proud. Here…
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The Schmooze Seth Rogen’s Mom’s Twitter Is The Best Thing You’ll Read This Week
Like all mothers, we need Sandy Rogen, but we don’t deserve her and we certainly don’t do enough to thank her for what she does for us. The Vancouver-based retired social worker is a mother of two who has been described by her son as a “radical Jewish socialist”. She is also a phenomenal tweeter….
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The Schmooze How A Palestinian Internet Star and Israeli Mormon Jew Found Love Online
There is no reason that Nuseir Yassin and Alyne Tamir should be dating. He is Palestinian. She’s Israeli. He’s Muslim, she comes from Jewish and Mormon traditions. He is two years younger than her. When they met, her divorce was barely finalized. She’s a vegetarian. He loves to eat meat. And yet. Yassin, an internet…
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The Schmooze John Mayer Has Graciously Accepted The Fact That He Was Katy Perry’s Greatest Lover
Easily the most cited example of anti-Semitism is the Holocaust, followed perhaps by the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition. My favorite instance of historical anti-Semitism comes from a study done in 17th century Krakow, when the city appointed a commissioner to answer the age-old question: Why do people hate Jews? After a thorough inquiry, the…
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The Schmooze Thank You, Michael Bond, For ‘Paddington Bear’ — And Teaching Me Jewish Compassion
“A bear? In Paddington Station? Don’t be silly Henry, there can’t be.” “But there is,” he insisted. What does it mean when a bear appears at a railway station? What does it mean when a family with two children chooses to give that bear a home? As a child looking at pictures of Paddington Bear…
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The Schmooze Celebrity Stylist Rachel Zoe Judged By Fans For Jewish Tradition
For a professional stylist, Rachel Zoe has been putting up with a barrage of criticism about a surprising issue: her son’s hair. The fashion designer and stylist, who has dressed Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Lawrence and starred in the Bravo reality show “The Rachel Zoe Project,” has two sons with her husband, Roger Berman. Skylar…
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The Schmooze Lena Dunham Gets Grief For Giving Up Beloved Rescue Dog
As the saying goes: Bite my butt once, shame on you. Bite my butt twice, I’m giving you back and replacing you with baby poodles. Lena Dunham issued an emotional Instagram post yesterday explaining that she and her boyfriend, musician Jack Antonoff, were forced to give up her beloved dog Lamby. “After four years of…
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The Schmooze Because #YesAllWomen, Aly Raisman Keeps It Classy As Creepy Ex-Hockey Star Hits On Her
Whether you’re an internationally renowned gymnast or just someone who has seen a gym, the important thing to remember is that all women really are equal. That means that EVEN winning three Olympic gold medals, twice captaining a team to all-around Olympic victory, and generally being considered one of the greatest American gymnasts of all…
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