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Film & TV
How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War
Actor Embeth Davidtz’s directorial debut, ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,’ was filming during the Hamas attacks
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Theater Can a kinky new Yiddish musical resurrect a lost art — and one man who got spanked to death?
Mikhl Yashinsky's zesty 'Feast of the Seven Sinners' marries tradition and taboo, with R-rated consequences
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Why I ran away from Jewish summer camp — and never looked back
In 1985, I ran away from Camp Mogen Avraham before breakfast. It was the most liberating 20 minutes of my childhood.
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Books This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses
French historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history
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Is now really the best time for a cutesy Jewish summer camp movie?
'The Floaters' largely ignores tensions around Israel, putting its nostalgia just out of reach
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What a Jewish view of repentance reveals about Jimmy Swaggart’s tearful confession
His televised 'I have sinned' speech became a cultural touchstone, but in Judaism, repentance isn’t a performance — it’s a process
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Comedian Josh Gondelman is hilarious, but not disgusting
In his comedy special 'Positive Reinforcement,' Gondelman tackles aging, novelty baked goods and antisemitism.
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Why Jews bury books like they bury the dead
Every year, a rabbi gathers with his congregation to bury torn prayer books and worn-out Torah scrolls. It’s a quiet ritual — but one that carries the full weight of Jewish reverence for the sacred
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Music Anyone who tells you that you shouldn’t meet your heroes never met Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule was a Queer Jewish icon, a born entertainer, my mentor and my friend
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Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good food
On Governors Island, The Great Nosh reimagined the classics and provided a break from the tsuris
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Looking Forward As Mel Brooks turns 99, his wisdom matters more than ever
And its greatest outlet might be 'The 2000 Year Old Man'
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Opinion The real reason for the US war with Iran may have nothing to do with Israel
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