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Music
Has Leonard Cohen’s most Jewish song become a ‘Hallelujah’ for darker times?
in 'The Patient' and 'Bones and All,' Cohen's ‘You Want It Darker,’ which features a cantor and synagogue choir, is having a moment
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Theater Once upon a time, there was an Adolf Hitler Street on Long Island
Bess Wohl's 'Camp Siegfried' revisits a dark period in American history
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Theater Why Arthur Miller paid a price for greatness
In John Lahr’s new biography, the ‘Death of a Salesman’ writer’s inner life explains the plays we know
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First Person Remembering a loved one through pots, pans — and pearls
A young bride inherits a set of Farberware pots and pans, and cooks up a lifetime of good meals and happy memories
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Music Replete with biblical references, Bob Dylan’s latest book showcases the artist’s Jewishness and his brilliance
'The Philosophy of Modern Song' turns out to be more Talmudic than philosophical
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Film & TV Viewers love Jewish ‘Love is Blind’ contestant’s confidence — but not her background
Alexa is a confident plus-size woman, which the internet loves. She's also Israeli — which doesn't play as well
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No, saying that someone ‘Jewed you down’ is not a compliment
There are plenty of excuses for uttering the slur, but none of them are valid
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Music Wait, is that a Hebrew letter on the cover of Taylor Swift’s new album?
Evidence suggests that the artist may have spent one too many 'midnights' studying numerology
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Ramy Youssef opens up on filming in Israel, writing Jewish characters and reading Heschel
The third season of his award-winning Hulu show involves Orthodox diamond dealers, a West Bank Tinder date and a main character on a Jewish spiritual quest
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FIRST PERSON On sitting shiva and watching ‘Back to the Future’
After my mom died, all I wanted was to hop in a time machine
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Three months after mass shooting, klezmer band returns to Highland Park
When a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July Parade, a video of people fleeing past the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band went viral
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News Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law
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