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Culture
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Film & TV
‘Beau Is Afraid’ isn’t Jewish ‘Lord of the Rings’ — it’s way worse
Ari Aster’s horror comedy is only Jewish on the most offensive level
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Music Could Bob Dylan be auditioning a new album concept in Japan?
Theories abound as to why the 81-year-old artist has started covering Grateful Dead tunes
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Theater In Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Camelot,’ a kingdom of quick banter and Talmudic argument
Lincoln Center’s revamped revival of the 1960 musical is a timeless tale of how we strive for goodness — and why we often fail
The Latest
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Theater ‘An American Tail the Musical’ is coming — and it’s more Jewish than ever
A debut production with a book by Tony winner Itamar Moses has the Mousekowitzes saying the Shema
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Film & TV In a brilliantly performed film, a great Jewish narcissist seeks death with dignity
François Ozon's 'Everything Went Fine' is an unnerving account of assisted suicide
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Theater ‘An American Tail’ musical adaptation hopes a Jewish immigration story will resonate in 2023
The team hopes to tour the show if it has success at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis
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The rabbis warned us against reality shows like ‘Love Is Blind’
There's a reason the Talmud had such a strong prohibition on shaming others.
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Theater Topol was a spy. This demands a ‘Fiddler’ song parody.
With news that the beloved Israeli icon worked for Mossad, we wrote a musical response
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Film & TV How a gift for music saved one man from the Nazis
The PBS documentary 'How Saba Kept Singing' tells the affecting tale of Holocaust survivor David Wisnia
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At a Manhattan ‘Mrs. Maisel’ takeover, megafans and mealy cookies
Vintage fashion and blocked sidewalks, courtesy of Manischewitz. What’s not to love?
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Hey Bud Light boycotters: Did you know you’re imitating a Jewish LGBTQ+ activist?
Harvey Milk's campaign against Coors for discriminatory hiring practices massively impacted the company's bottom line
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
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News Indiana synagogue that shaped Reform movement is sold — and will become a coffee shop, event space
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Opinion Liberal Zionists are under attack. A new book proves their work has never been more important
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Theater Mike Stoller and Iris Rainer Dart talk ‘Beaches’ and reviving their Yiddish musical
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Yiddish World How Yiddish and Savta Sarah shaped my Jewish journey