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Culture
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Why that New York Times article on the Brooklyn eruv is sparking controversy
Jews are upset at coverage they see as othering Orthodox Judaism
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Books A Jew warned her that she might have to escape America someday
Human rights lawyer Sofia Ali-Kahn stresses the need for Jewish-Muslim solidarity in the face of rising white Christian authoritarianism
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Apparently, antisemitic bots are the least of our AI worries
Bing's new chatbot apparently harbors plans of world domination. Yes, really.
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Books In this new play, all unhappy (Jewish) families are alike — and some look suspiciously familiar
Literary gossip! Emotional affairs! Katie Holmes! 'The Wanderers,' Anna Ziegler's off-Broadway play about marriage and fidelity, has it all.
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How the anti-sex scene backlash has its roots in antisemitism
Online opposition to sex scenes evokes the Hays Code, which was designed to uphold 'moral standards.' But whose?
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BINTEL BRIEF Is it possible to find your bashert on a dating app?
Bintel advises a student who wants to date Jewish, but isn't having any luck swiping
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On ‘Seinfeld,’ Raquel Welch wasn’t afraid to make fun of herself
The sex symbol had one of the sitcom’s more memorable cameos
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Would you wait in line for 2 hours for a falafel? They certainly would.
For those in search of one of the greatest dining experiences in Paris, look no further than the Jewish quarter
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Music Why Prokofiev once called himself ‘the only Jewish composer’
The Russian composer produced one of the most significant works about Jewish cultural identity
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Music How one of the giants of jazz composed a hymn for Black-Jewish unity
Dave Brubeck's 1969 opus ‘Gates of Justice’ is on its way to UCLA
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Film & TV How Hollywood found its Anne Frank — and why it wasn’t Audrey Hepburn
Before the 1959 film, Millie Perkins was an 18-year-old model who had never really thought about acting
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion The Iran war ended terribly for the US, and even worse for Israel
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Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
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Film & TV In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Steven Spielberg finds himself at odds with Jewish thought about aliens
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Fast Forward In Britain, a Jewish Culture Month aims to move the conversation beyond Oct. 7
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News This Jewish activist was arrested and deported for her book ‘Lesbian Love.’ 100 years later, will NYC apologize?
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Culture Ever the restless spirit, Tel Aviv-born architect and designer Ron Arad is still reinventing himself and his art
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News New Jewish-Arab political party debuts in Israel, aiming to topple Netanyahu