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Film & TV
‘Pee-wee as Himself’ reveals the real Paul Reubens
The actor behind the iconic manchild was fiercely private — but spoke up to clear his name
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Film & TV Sarah Silverman’s new Netflix special ‘PostMortem’ tackles Jewish grief and masturbation
Silverman's new special about the death of her parents continues the Jewish tradition of laughing through grief
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Those new Isabel Allende and Percival Everett novels are fake, but the scandal surrounding them is real
An AI-generated list of summer book titles is the sort of thing Talmudic sages warned against
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Why Bruce Springsteen should stop listening to Trump and start listening to Rabbi Heschel
As Springsteen excoriates the president, his words have taken on a prophetic tone Heschel would have recognized
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BINTEL BRIEF I’m not Jewish. Can I still use the name Yael?
Bintel considers the nuances of biblical names and cultural appropriation
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A gala for Jewish Queer Youth celebrates untold, queer Jewish stories
Rachel Sussman was the inaugural honoree for the nonprofit advocating for observant queer Jews
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No matter whose side you’re on — Israeli or Palestinian — these sites are gonna dox you
Canary Mission and Reverse Canary Mission list out their enemies' sins for an online mob
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How Joe Biden developed his lifelong affection for Jews
A journalist once said that a Jewish holiday should be declared to celebrate the former president
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How Hitler and Ye sent a wish for fortune and good health straight to ‘heil’
Thanks to Ye's latest 'song,' the word 'heil' is spreading like an epidemic
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A great Israeli author’s searing reflection on Oct. 7 would be a must-read — if you could find it in English
In 'The Ground Floor,' acclaimed detective novelist Dror Mishani turns to nonfiction to bear witness to catastrophe
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How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March
Amid debates on Zionism, the beloved Pride month ritual saw a founder ejected and an organizer doxxed
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Books In ‘Something We Said,’ Richard Pryor’s daughter finds words to discuss the unspeakable
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Culture ‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul
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Opinion It’s time for Jews who love Israel to give up on Zionism
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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Culture Israel boycott battle intensifies at Venice Art Biennale, testing tradition of inclusion
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Culture Their sons are fighting for Israel, and it’s driving them mad
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Opinion For many queer Jews, Pride has lost its joy
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Fast Forward Thomas Massie calls for USS Liberty probe, elevating anti-Israel conspiracy theory to House floor