Leah Hochbaum
By Leah Hochbaum
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Culture ‘Shuckle Rock’ Puts the Pray
On a recent evening, Daniel Seliger leaned against the rickety steps of a graffiti-covered loft building in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, his left hand wrapped around a crumpled paper bag from which the mangled pop-top of a once-frosty Heineken peeked out. Like anyone who has been in the music industry for more than a…
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News The Click of a Mouse
From MySpace to YouTube to eBay, it seems everyone is tuned into the Internet these days. So it’s surprising that it took quite so long for profit-minded members of the tribe to recognize the shortage of online spots to shop for that perfect Hanukkah gift. But in recent years, a slew of Web sites have…
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News The Boys Are Back in Town
In June 2005, the Backstreet Boys released “Never Gone,” an album filled not with the teeth-rotting pop confections of the group’s youth, but with songs of a more adult contemporary style. To date, the disc has sold some 3 million copies — huge numbers for most bands, but a far cry from the 30 million…
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News Shining Stars
When Madonna started wearing layers of crosses in the early ’80s, she popularized a fashion item that, unlike most, simultaneously radiates vibes both stylish and spiritual. But even for the most irreligious of fashion-conscious Jews, donning an obvious Christian symbol was just too taboo. These days, however, it seems that it’s time for the Star…
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News Party People: Planning the Perfect Bash
Mitzvah Chic: How To Host a Meaningful, Fun, Drop-dead Gorgeous Bar or Bat Mitzvah By Gail Anthony Greenberg Fireside Paperback/Simon & Schuster, 240 pages, $20. After attending one too many bar and bat mitzvahs that were shows in ostentation rather than real celebrations of children’s entrances into adulthood, writer Gail Anthony Greenberg realized that most…
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News Mass Production: Sukkahs-A-Plenty
In the days leading up to Sukkot, Sukkah Depot, a superstore that’s been compared to Wal-Mart (except that it only sells Sukkot-related items and there are no guns of any kind on the premises), was busy selling off as much of its inventory as it could. From sukkahs to wall decorations to the leafy s’chach,…
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News Forgiveness in the 21st Century
The High Holy Days are meant to be a time of sincere self-reflection and heartfelt penitence. But these days, many synagogues are filled with people decked out in uncomfortable temple-appropriate garb, complaining that the cantor was too slow, while they try to figure out what they’re going to eat to break their Yom Kippur fasts….
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News Youthful Interpretations
Yom Kippur Children’s Machzor Illustrated by Noam Zimmerman Gefen Publishing House, 64 pages, $15.95. Noam Zimmerman may be only 13, but she already has one up on most of us: a published book with her name on it. Her “Yom Kippur Children’s Machzor” is a one-of-a-kind prayer book made by a kid for kids. And…
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