Laurie Heifetz
By Laurie Heifetz
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News Singer Neshama Carlebach Nixes Gig at Messianic Congregation
Devoted groupies of singer Neshama Carlebach may want to revise their schedules: She is abandoning her plans to perform at a messianic Jewish congregation in New York. The Orthodox performer — daughter of the late Hasidic-hippie “Singing Rabbi” Shlomo Carlebach — had been scheduled to perform at a Purim concert next month at Congregation Beth…
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News Wrestling ‘Kabbalah’ From Madonna, Britney
The likes of Madonna, Demi Moore and Britney Spears have brought the ancient Jewish mystical practice and teachings of Kabbalah into mainstream pop culture. The ladies are photographed wearing superstitious red-string bracelets; they drink specially blessed water and, most controversially, they have raised the profile of the Kabbalah Centre. The center, which is not tied…
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News A Flippant Funnyman Hones His Snarky Sayings to a T
There are many stand-up comics, but how many wear their jokes on their sleeves? One funnyman from New York — a city not shy on stand-up — who does is Steven Bender, 24, the owner and creator of Off the Desk T-shirts, which boast pithy ripostes to contemporary culture such as “Hebrew School Dropout” and…
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