Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Kutiman Conquers Krakow
Israeli Musician and video artist Kutiman (Ophir Kutiel) has outdone himself yet again. This time, it’s with the second installment in his “Thru The City” series. “Thru Krakow” is an amazingly sophisticated mash-up of musicians playing around Krakow, Poland during the 22nd edition of the Jewish Culture Festival that took place there in June 2012….
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Breaking News New York Mets’ Ban on Selling Kosher Hot Dogs at CitiField on Shabbat Is Upheld
Kosher Sports, Inc. scored big at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, where it had the concession to sell kosher stadium food to football fans. Unfortunately for the company, it has struck out in a legal dispute with a Major League baseball venue — Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. On Tuesday, KSI…
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Food No Kosher Dogs for Mets Fans on Shabbat
Kosher Sports, Inc. scored big [at the Super Bowl in New Orleans,][2] where it had the concession to sell kosher stadium food to football fans. Unfortunately for the company, it has struck out in a legal dispute with a Major League baseball venue — Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. On Tuesday, KSI…
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The Schmooze Israel at Eurovision ‘Only for Him’
Israel is hoping for a big win at the Eurovision Song Contest in mid-May with a performance of “Rak bishvilo” (“Only for Him”) by Moran Mazor. Mazor, who will turn 22 during the contest, earned the right to represent Israel in Malmö, Sweden, the site of this year’s event, by defeating nine other finalists in…
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The Schmooze Leonard Cohen Day Proclaimed in Milwaukee
We’re not sure if he’s going to be presented with the keys to the city, but we do know that March 15 has been officially declared Leonard Cohen Day in Milwaukee by Mayor Tom Barrett. It’s not every day…or every year…or every decade that the legendary singer-songwriter plays Wisconsin’s largest city. So, his first performance…
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Food OU To Certify Kitniot This Passover
The Orthodox Union wants to take the guesswork out of eating kitniyot on Passover. With no kitniyot kosher certification to go by, eaters of legumes and several grains during the holiday—traditionally Sephardi Jews, but now also others—have had to rely on their own judgment that there was no hametz, or leaven, in a food product….
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The Schmooze Streisand Will Give First Concert in Israel
Babs is heading to the Holy Land. Barbara Streisand will sing on June 18 at the opening ceremony of Shimon Peres’s annual Presidential Conference, which this year will honor the president’s 90th birthday. Although the 70-year-old iconic singer has visited Israel privately a number of times, this will be her first official public appearance there….
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Life Threat of Violence to Women of the Wall Event
Right now, the women behind Women of the Wall are concerned about more than the chance of being arrested for wearing a tallit at the kotel on Tuesday. As they prepare to come out in large numbers for Rosh Hodesh Nissan, both at the Kotel itself and at solidarity rallies in New York and other…
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