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Shemi Zarhin's latest film is a meditation on living and loving in the wake of illness and disappointment
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In Jerusalem, everything is political — even the stone architects used to design the city
Danae Elon’s film 'Rule of Stone' explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture
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Committed to the Orthodox way of life, but tempted by worlds of intense sexuality
Set in the Haredi world, Nir Bergman's film 'Pink Lady' tells of a marriage strained by extramarital desire
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Silverman's new special about the death of her parents continues the Jewish tradition of laughing through grief
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Is there a Messianic Jew on Disney’s ‘Mickey Mouse Funhouse’?
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Is it time for ‘Asterix’ to retire the ‘Roman’ salute?
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Books How Jews shaped the Western — and how the Western shaped Jews
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Netflix’s newest Israeli show has nothing to do with Israel
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In ‘The Rehearsal,’ Nathan Fielder fights the removal of his Holocaust fashion episode
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