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125 greatest Jewish movie scenes
Meet the prop maven who knows how to make any movie scene look Jewish
For more than 40 years, Suri Bieler has been defining what Jewish American life looks like on screen.
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With a flag and ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ an Israeli Uncle Sam broadcasts love for America
On July 4th — and every day — Shimon Horowitz, 75, rides his flag-festooned tricycle on an Israeli boardwalk
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Bintel Brief Do I have to attend a wedding with my half-brother from my father’s affair?
“A Bintel Brief” advises a listener navigating a complex situation with a lost sibling
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Meet the mind behind the hilarious mashups of Hasidic dance and hip-hop
@Jewish808s' videos keep going viral. What makes the formula so reliable?
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Music Folk dance is a national pastime in Taiwan. Israeli songs are a big part of the tradition.
A complex 20th-century history allowed for few outside influences, but Israeli folk dances left a lasting impact
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Sitting shiva and los nueve días: the parallels between Jewish and Latino Catholic mourning
Jews are far from the only group to practice consecutive days of prayer and mourning following a death
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The Jewish musicals that Oscar Hammerstein never got to do
The lyricist and playwright considered writing about dybbuks but spent more time immortalizing the life of a singing nun
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Books Allen Ginsberg, Siegfried Sassoon in collection of letters about LGBTQ love and friendship
'The Love That Dares' looks at poems and letters exploring queer relationships from Sappho to the 21st century
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Manischewitz isn’t just for your bubbe anymore
With spoof products such as gefilte fish hot dogs and hash brownie macaroons, Manischewitz is taking Twitter by storm
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Books How a pathbreaking gay legislator earned his nickname
You don’t need to know anything about the legislative process to enjoy ‘Smahtguy,’ a graphic novel about Barney Frank
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Alec Baldwin interviewed Woody Allen on Instagram — the tech issues were the best part
An otherwise dull conversation was enlivened by Wi-Fi issues
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