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 Israeli Defense Minister Lifts Muslim Woman’s Skirt To ‘Fight Terrorists’ In Apparent Parody
In what seems to be an attempted parody of a scene from Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America,” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman partners with krav maga instructor Matan Gavish to “fight terroristim” with techniques including lifting women’s burqas to take pictures. In what Israel’s Association of Rape Crisis Centres director has called a depiction…
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The Schmooze Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Will Pay $145K After Claiming Benefits of Vaginal Eggs
The great war over whether or not women should shove egg-shaped items into their vaginas for health benefits rages on, with Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle company Goop retreating from battle after losing a lawsuit that said Goop made scientifically unsubstantiated claims about the vagina eggs, as well as a tincture of essential oils. Goop settled for…
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The Schmooze Kanye Extends An Olive Branch To Drake Over Kim Kardashian Rumors — Just In Time for the High Holidays
The bell of Elul tolls for all of us, and rap gods are no exception. Just days before Rosh Hashanah, rap mogul Kanye West has reached out to musical peer Drake to bury the hatchet over conspiracy theories that, among other things, Drake had an affair with Kanye’s spouse Kim Kardashian. Kim herself came forward…
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The Schmooze Genesis, Schmenesis: Natalie Portman Lives Her Best Life As Genesis Distributes Prize Money
In the beginning, there was nothing. And then God said: let there be an elfin beauty gliding through the streets of Venice in a black cape-dress. And it was Natalie Portman. And God saw that it was good. Some people handle breakups by posting pictures of themselves on Instagram. Some people head to the gym…
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The Schmooze Was Ivanka Texting At John McCain’s Funeral On Shabbat?
Footage of Ivanka Trump at John McCain’s memorial service shows the first daughter and presidential advisor focusing on something in her lap during several eulogies, including those given by former senator Joe Lieberman and bereaved daughter Meghan McCain. Now Nancy Jew — girl detective and halakhah sleuth — must solve several mysteries: Was Ivanka Trump…
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The Schmooze There Is Officially A Baby That Shares Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig’s DNA
Sing to the tune of “Edelweiss”: Rachel Weisz, Rachel Weisz Your impact on indie films is incontrovertible Deborah Lipstadt’s pal, Daniel Craig’s gal, We don’t have any information about your new baby because you call that “personal”! Rachel Weisz, one of Judaism’s most respectable superstar-genius-babes, welcomed a new baby with film star Daniel Craig this…
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The Schmooze The Hitler Youth Romance Movie Trailer Is Out, And It’s Just As Gross As You Imagined
A trailer has been released for the much-anticipated movie “Where Hands Touch” by Amma Asante, which follows a biracial German teen as she faces danger under Nazi-occupation and falls in love with a member of the Hitler Youth. via GIPHY It’s gonna be a no from us. And it’s a bummer, because the intention behind…
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Life Stress Eating, Texting, And Tears: How Rabbis Prepare For The Holiest Days Of The Year
It’s late August. Summer storms arrive as if from nowhere, soaking the sun-warmed pavement. Parents are transitioning from the childcare scramble to the school drop-off scramble. Sand particles cling to the bottoms of canvas bags as you shop supermarkets stocked with snack-packs and pumpkin products. The High Holidays are on their way. Do you know…
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