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Culture
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The Jewish space lasers are real — well, kind of
The Iron Beam is a laser-powered defense Israel has been developing for years
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How an Amish Mennonite school in Arkansas went viral with a song by an Orthodox Jew
The choir director of the Calvary Bible School says that 'Tatty, My King' shows the surprising affinities between Jews and Mennonites
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Before I became an orthodontist, I was my good friend Neil Sedaka’s saxophonist
A fond memory of the singer-songwriter who has died at 86
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Is goy a slur, an antisemitic dogwhistle or a word for non-Jews?
The term goy has been trending, igniting a debate about who can use it, and what it means
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Looking Forward What rabbinic wisdom taught me in the wake of the BAFTA scandal
When someone makes a mistake, our rabbis teach that we must hold them accountable in a way that is healing — not harmful
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How a deeply religious Christian artist captured the spirit of the Jewish holy land
In the early 19th century, David Roberts took a dangerous and unprecedented trip from England to travel the same route that Jews took during the Exodus
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Film & TV A compelling horror series from Israel — even if you don’t like horror movies
'The Dybbuk' meets 'The Exorcist' in 'The Malevolent Bride'
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How a new generation of comics is changing the face of Jewish comedy — and Judaism itself
Comedians are embracing their Jewish identity in a way Borscht Belt stars never needed to
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Books Why Walter Benjamin was all things to all people
Peter E. Gordon’s illuminating biography considers a philosopher who couldn’t be boxed in
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Theater He may have been the world’s most famous mime, but in this play, he won’t shut up
Ethan Slater misses the mark with 'Marcel on the Train,' an uneven play about Marcel Marceau’s Holocaust rescues
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Film & TV Dear internet: Having Jews in movies isn’t ‘Zionist propaganda’
Viewers of new films, and old, are missing the plot on the Jewish story
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