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In 1964, when he was just 23, Bob Dylan wrote the prophetic anthem that encapsulates Trump’s America
Decrying a world characterized by materialism, violence and blind conformity, Dylan echoed the warnings of King Solomon
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At a ‘Sinners’ Shabbat’ in Brooklyn, the faithful gather for fire massages and human sushi platters
The Bushwick event is the latest in a trend of swanky and irreverent Shabbat dinners
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Books How a Jewish kid from the Bronx shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen, married Faye Dunaway and became the Zelig of rock ‘n’ roll
Former J. Geils Band front man Peter Wolf returns to the spotlight with his debut memoir 'Waiting on the Moon'
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Art Why Queen Esther was the star in the age of Rembrandt’s Amsterdam
The heroine from the Hebrew Bible was adopted as a figure of national self-determination in the Netherlands
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Film & TV In a Trumpian Hollywood, men honored for playing tortured geniuses, women for playing sex workers
The stars of 'Oppenheimer,' 'The Brutalist,' 'Anora' and 'Poor Things' deserve their accolades, but there's a disturbing pattern here
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BINTEL BRIEF She’s married to a man but attracted to women. Now what?
Bintel says she’s not alone — and there are Jewish ways to recognize these feelings
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Books In an ‘Oliver Twist’ prequel, Fagin gets a first name — and the spotlight
Allison Epstein’s novel 'Fagin the Thief' fleshes out, but does not sanitize, Dickens’ notoriously antisemitic character
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Film & TV Is ‘Kugel,’ the prequel to ‘Shtisel,’ an antisemite’s dream?
The show follows a grifting Haredi Jew — but maybe that isn't such a bad thing
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Music At a memorabilia auction, Bob Dylan reunites with another noteworthy Bob — and the unsung women behind their careers
Terri Thal and Paula Batson were pivotal figures in the lives of Bob Dylan and Bob Neuwirth
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In new Passover children’s books include a mystery, Obama’s White House seder and a graphic novel from writer Dara Horn
The springtime holiday inspires stories of family gatherings, from Mt. Everest to an Israeli roadside
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Film & TV ‘No Other Land’ just won an Oscar — how can American audiences see it?
For those hoping to see the Academy Award-winning documentary, viewing options are few and far between
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