Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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The Schmooze Jewish ‘Downton Abbey’?
Fear not, those of you who were disappointed when it turned out that there was no yiddishkeit at Downton Abbey! It seems a kosher version of turn-of-the-20th-century upper crust British life is coming to the small screen in the near future. The U.K.’s Jewish Chronicle reports that Carnival Films, the production company behind the wildly…
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The Schmooze Depression-Era Paintings Show Misery and Joy
“The Emigrants” a circa-1930 oil painting by Julius Bloch, is the signature image in a new exhibition at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, “Jewish Artists in America 1925-1945.” “It conveys the experience of immigrants, one that is intimately and deeply tied to this museum,” said Josh Perelman, NMAJH’s chief curator and…
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Food Sharpen Your Knives: Who Won Israel’s MasterChef?
Only in Israel can you find a lawyer-by-day-religious-Jew-by-night, a Muslim nurse and a settler duking it out for culinary bragging rights on the country’s [most watched tv program ever][1]. Those watching the final competition for the top prize on the third season of Israel’s MasterChef last week got a good taste of the country’s unique…
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Life Black Market Abortions in Israel
Abortion has been legal in Israel since 1977. However, that does not mean that all abortions there are done according to the law. An article published last year, co-authored by Sisterhood contributor and new JOFA executive director Elana Maryles Sztokman, states that no one knows exactly how many illegal abortions take place in Israel. However,…
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The Schmooze Best of the Super Bowl
While some of us are actually excited about the Super Bowl every year, the rest of us just look forward to the creative commercials aired during the big game. The best part is that you don’t even have to watch any football to see them. In fact, the following spots, featuring some of our favorite…
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The Schmooze Chat with Sarah Silverman
Apparently, one of the things Sarah Silverman likes to talk about is solar energy, and in particular her brother-in-law’s Israel-based solar company. The comedienne will schmooze with you via Skype about this sunny topic and probably a bunch of other stuff, too, if you donate $5000 to Energyia Global. Always the gentleman, Israel’s Prime Minister…
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Life Leave ‘Voice’ Contestant Alone
By now, readers of The Sisterhood are aware that 17-year-old Israeli singer Ophir Ben-Shetreet was suspended from her religious girls’ high school for appearing on Israel’s “The Voice,” a televised talent competition. The suspension was a punishment for defying the halakhic injunction of “kol (b’)isha,” which prohibits a woman’s singing voice from being heard by…
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Food ‘Cupcake Wars’ Goes Kosher This Weekend
If you are a fan of the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” and are into kosher baking, then there is an event for you. SweetUp, is holding a kosher cupcake bake-off at on February 3 in on Long Island at noted kosher baking supply center Breezy’s as a fundraiser for the Achiezer Five Towns Hurricane Relief…
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