Renee Ghert-Zand
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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Life Female Rabbi Joins the Ultimate Men’s Club
It took a while, but Rabbi Alona Lisitsa has finally taken her rightful seat on Mevasseret Zion’s religious council. Lisitsa, a 41-year-old, Kiev-born Reform rabbi, was named to the council three years ago, but the Religious Affairs Ministry delayed approving her appointment until Israel’s High Court of Justice ordered it to do so. Israeli’s 170…
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The Schmooze Private Pair: Alison Brie and Dave Franco
And now for a Franco family update: Us Weekly reports that “21 Jump Street” star Dave Franco, younger brother of James, is dating Alison Brie. The 29-year-old actress is known for her television roles as Annie Edison on “Community” and Trudy Campbell on “Mad Men.” Sources say that Brie has been seeing Franco, 26, for…
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The Schmooze Adam Lambert Outsells Adele
Glamberts rejoicing because their idol has made it to the number one spot on the Billboard chart. In what After Elton is calling a historic achievement, Adam Lambert is the first openly gay artist to have made it to the top. Lambert came close when his first album, “For Your Entertainment,” made it to the…
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The Schmooze Barry Manilow: I’m Not Like Joan Rivers
In anticipation of a performance in Dublin yesterday, singer Barry Manilow sat down for a cozy conversation with the Independent. There was some talk of “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You” and “Copacabana,” but for the most part, Manilow used the opportunity to reveal some interesting tidbits about his family’s past, as well as about his…
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The Schmooze Yee-Haw! Natalie Portman To Star in Western
We’ve seen the talented Natalie Portman play all different kinds of roles, from Luke Skywalker’s mother Padme Amidala in “Star Wars” to ballerina Nina Sayers in “Black Swan” to the ill-fated Anne Boleyn in “The Other Boleyn Girl.” Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, we will be treated to seeing her star in a western….
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The Schmooze Eau de Michael Bloomberg
These days, so many celebs have their own signature fragrance — so why not New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg? That’s what environmental activist Philippe Cousteau Jr. proposed on Monday evening at the Fragrance Foundation’s 40th Anniversary FiFi Awards. “Someone asked me long ago, if you could go diving or into the jungle or on an…
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The Schmooze Brooklyn Synagogue Wins $250,000 Grant
Brooklyn’s Congregation Beth Elohim is one of four winners in Partners in Preservation’s grant competition. An initiative by American Express, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Partners in Preservation used a social media campaign enabling 40 historic places in New York to drum up support for their preservation projects. Congregation Beth Elohim…
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Life So Are We Colleagues, Allies or Friends?
In the first episode of “Downton Abbey,” Lady Cora asks her mother-in-law, the Dowager Countess, “Are we to be friends then?” In response, her mother-in-law wisely says, “We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective.” In other words, there is a significant difference between women being friends and women being…
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