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After 40 years in Jerusalem, everything has changed except one man’s love for it
'A Rooftop in Jerusalem’ follows one man’s relationship with the city as its politics and landscape change.
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Film & TV ‘Jaws’ has been secretly Jewish for half a century
The documentary ‘Jaws @ 50’ dives into Steven Spielberg’s agony and ecstasy on the open sea
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Mazel to the power of Tov — my lifelong friendship with Richard Greenberg
My friend, the great playwright, was blessed with irony, wit and remarkable kindness
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Grok’s Nazi break with reality is fueling real-life delusions
A phenomenon some term 'AI psychosis' is growing, thanks to a belief that bots are infallible
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Religious leaders can endorse candidates now. Haven’t they always?
The Johnson Amendment has never been strictly enforced
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Film & TV Of course Superman is an immigrant — so why are Republicans mad about it?
The creation of two Jewish teens, the Man of Steel's origins weren’t always controversial
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Persecuted for being LGBTQ+ in Trump country, they now have a chance to start over someplace new
Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are fighting discrimination and harassment by offering loans to those who need to flee
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Film & TV In a Stephen King story, a Jewish meditation on how to live a rewarding life
In ‘Life of Chuck,' one man chooses his own destiny despite being haunted by death
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Books Is Gary Shteyngart’s latest dystopia any less frightening than the one we’re currently living in?
The author's latest, 'Vera, or Faith,' arrives in a world that may be moving too fast for satire to keep up.
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BINTEL BRIEF Is it ever OK for Jews to host — or attend — a pig roast?
Bintel says it’s easy to judge other people’s food choices — for all kinds of reasons. But should we?
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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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Books How Saul Rubinek’s best lie helped him get to the truth about his family’s Holocaust history