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That time Yiddishists met extraterrestrials a short while ago in a galaxy not far away
It was a normal summer internship at the Yiddish Book Center ... until the Jedi invaded our turf
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At a Dan Friedman exhibition, the bizarre joy of being Dan Friedman
In a Chinatown gallery's vibrant Dan Friedman retrospective, Dan Friedman contemplates the work of Dan Friedman
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Trump’s AI dream for Gaza is the golden calf, Samson and Nimrod rolled into one
The baffling video with gold Trumps and feasting Elon Musks is a meme fit for a biblical king
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Whether fleeing Nazis, Cossacks, wildfires or ICE, we all need a ‘go bag’
Across the years and miles, we carry the weight of the difficult choices that have to be made
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Books In an Israeli boy’s coming of age story — tween angst, family dysfunction, and a bar mitzvah amidst rocket fire
Eli Zuzovsky’s debut novel ‘Mazeltov’ explores the turmoil of adolescence.
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Books A Jewish atheist calls out evangelicals for undermining democracy — and Christianity
Jonathan Rauch sees a “MAGA-fied” church that is not holding up its end of the bargain in defending the Constitution
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Theater Jonathan Larson died before becoming a Broadway legend. This Jewish ‘RENT’-head feels obliged to continue the work.
‘The Jonathan Larson Project,’ a new revue conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, features Larson’s unpublished songs.
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At a glitzy gala, techno music and sushi bars draw in young supporters of Israel
Young revelers at a 1,000 Strong event showed up in ball gowns and tuxedos to raise over $250,000 for Israel
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From plague times to Trump’s executive orders, Jews and immigrants have been accused of spreading disease
Trump is expected to issue an order would term migrants public health threats to rationalize closing borders
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At a Hasidic Jewish sweat lodge, enlightenment in the all-encompassing darkness
In a lodge in the Florida Everglades, a steamy brew of Jewish mysticism and indigenous ritual
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BINTEL BRIEF Her name is Rivke. She hates it when people on the phone call her ‘sir’
Bintel says there are ways to manage being misgendered — and the anxiety that comes with it
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How the Pope and my rabbi father changed my life and healed my heart
30 years ago, Rabbi A. James Rudin took his daughter Jen on a fateful trip to the Vatican
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