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Culture
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Why is Ben Shapiro so worried about Satan in ‘Paradise Lost’?
The conservative talking head went on a lengthy Twitter rant about John Milton's epic poem
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Music Through music, a fervent hope to build bridges of understanding in the Middle East
With the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble, Michael Barenboim is following in his parents' footsteps
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Pop hitmaker Burt Bacharach dies at 94
His songs defined the '60s, and our memory of them
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BINTEL BRIEF How many times do you ask someone out before you give up?
Bintel turns to the holiday known as the Jewish Valentine's Day for guidance
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‘He Gets Us’ ads are selling Jesus at the Super Bowl. Who is buying?
A well-funded ad campaign aims to give Christianity a makeover
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Theater For a Broadway star, another memorable Jewish character — miles away from Tevye
Danny Burstein stars opposite Nathan Lane and Zoe Wanamaker in 'Pictures From Home'
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From Mel Brooks to Elaine May to Ethan Coen: Producer Julian Schlossberg writes memoir about working with Jewish stars over 6 decades
He even mentored a rabbi who founded the Jewish Broadcasting Service channel
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Theater The ‘Anne Frank’ road trip that transformed America
In 1958, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play sought out new audiences where Jewish stories were rare
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Do Paul Rudd and Alicia Silverstone’s Super Bowl ads hold the key to eternal youth?
The ‘Clueless’ co-stars look ageless in two new spots
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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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Exclusive Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure you
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Culture In 1989, Harold Pinter and Jerry Schatzberg made the perfect Holocaust movie for 2026
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Culture 70 years ago, this Jewish choreographer predicted our epidemic of loneliness and isolation
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Opinion Trump is backed into a corner on Iran. Get ready for him to start blaming Jews
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News Ceasefire and political pressure test U.S.-Israel Iran war pact
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Antisemitism Decoded Why I interviewed Mahmoud Khalil
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Fast Forward In rallies taking on Israel, a defiant Hasan Piker boosts Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed
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Opinion The Iran war looks like a failure. Now comes the Trump-Netanyahu spin game
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