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Culture
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As non-Orthodox movements weaken, rabbi ponders what’s next in new book
Danny Schiff's 'Judaism in the Digital Age' urges readers to take seriously the Jewish mandate to 'resume its role as an ideas generator.'
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On a witty new TV show, American Jews lust after Israel — literally
All Chanshi wants is to sleep with IDF soldiers
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‘Cancel culture’ comes for the AI ‘Seinfeld’
A bizarre simulation of the sitcom was suspended on Twitch following an anti-trans rant
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Theater For a Jewish family in Ukraine, a wrenching choice between Israel and the U.S.
In Stephanie Satie's 'Last Parade,' a domestic argument reflects global conflicts
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Sophie Zucker is ready to suck face
The comedian talks to the Forward about her uncensored one-woman musical, making fun of Manhattan and being extremely Jewish onstage
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Film & TV There’s now a queer, sexy contender in the Jewish horror movie boom
‘Attachment’ is a funny and fresh take on an already tired formula
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YIVO digitizes writer Chaim Grade’s archive, a Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory
Manuscripts, letters, photos and speeches from a giant of Yiddish literature, long kept out of view by his late widow, are now online
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The Michelin guide is coming to Israel. What took so long?
The French food guide rejected previous campaigns to cover Tel Aviv
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The secret Jewish history of UFOs (and why Ezekiel might have had a close encounter)
UFOs are back in the news.
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BINTEL BRIEF My older children worry that their neurodivergent brother won’t ‘launch’
Bintel invokes the Haggadah: There are all types of kids. We are to love, accept and teach them all
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Music He captured a side of Bob Dylan that hadn’t been seen before
Daniel Kramer's 1960s photographs showcased the artist at his most playful and appproachable
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