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Film & TV
In ‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ the anxiety of an Israeli influencer
Amber Fares' documentary charts the artistic and political evolution of comedian and peace activist Noam Shuster Eliassi
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Looking Forward Why does this Jewish music sound so Christian?
Joe Buchanan sets Jewish prayers and ideas into country ballads — an unusual combo
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Leonard Bernstein wrote a love song to the White House; now it’s an elegy
'Take Care of This House' takes on a new, mournful meaning after the demolition of the East Wing
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Are you a Good Witch or a Bad Witch? Or a Jewitch?
I may not look like a witch, but my son thought otherwise
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Film & TV What the new season of ‘Nobody Wants This’ gets right — and very wrong — about Judaism
The hit rom-com returns, addressing some of the first season's criticisms without taking any of them to heart
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Nobody wants all those menorahs in ‘Nobody Wants This,’ do they?
What the interior decor of 'Nobody Wants This' reveals about its Jewish characters
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Art A revived Jewish Museum spotlights the story of Jewish endurance
The new core exhibition tells a global story of a people shaped by their traditions, and their neighbors
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Books Why the story of Noah’s Ark seems timelier than ever
Charlotte McConaghy’s 'Wild Dark Shore' is only the latest riff on a biblical tale of climate change
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A comet is streaking across our solar system — is it an omen for Jews?
Recent sightings of 3I/ATLAS have sparked discussions of Jewish hopes and fears about extraterrestrial life
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Honoring Rabbi Arthur Waskow – activist, pioneer and prophet
The progressive Jewish leader fused radical activism with transformative spirituality
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Books The Lakers were about to shock the NBA. But Shabbat had to end first.
The secret Jewish history of…the Luka Dončić trade?
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Opinion Gavin Newsom just confirmed the demise of the Democratic party’s support for Israel
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Yiddish לזכּרון די קרבנות פֿון דער שׂריפֿה אין דער טרײַענגל שערטווייסט־פֿאַבריק פֿון 1911Mourning the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
לייענט וואָס דער פּאָעט מאָריס ראָזענפֿעלד האָט געשריבן גלײַך נאָך דער שריפֿה, וואָס האָט אומגעבראַכט 146 מיידלעך.
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Culture I had a shot and rock ‘n’ roll fame — I chose a lifetime of Shabbat instead
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Fast Forward Spain withdraws ambassador to Israel, widening diplomatic rift as Trump threatens to sever trade
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