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CORRECTION
In an October 14 review of the Israeli film “Ushpizin,” the author incorrectly referred to “two messengers” who visited the biblical figures of Abraham and Sarah. According to the text, there were three visitors.
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Texans Get Kinky
Supporters of writer, musician and Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman recently had the chance to break bread and play some golf with country music legend Willie Nelson and former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura — if they were willing to open up their checkbooks, that is. A $1,000 donation to the 2006 Kinky Friedman for Governor…
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A Tinseltown Family Business
The name “Gyllenhaal” crops up in a lot of movies these days. There’s actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, America’s sexiest secretary. There’s her younger brother, Jake, who has performed in everything from Gulf War epics to gay cowboy flicks. There’s Stephen, their father, a longtime television and film director. And then there’s the family’s mom, Naomi Foner…
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Racy Pics Make Rapper Blush
For those who can’t decide which is more provocative — pornographic bible cartoons or a rapper who calls himself The Jewish Jesus Freak — a recent dustup may help lead to an answer. 50 Shekel — a former Orthodox Jew who announced in June that he had become a Jew for Jesus after, among other…
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Boy Meets Goy-l
In the new feature film “Prime,” which opens nationally October 28, Meryl Streep plays Lisa Metzger, a Jewish therapist on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The film gets rolling when one of her patients, 37-year-old Rafi (Uma Thurman), takes up with Metzger’s 23-year-old son, David (Bryan Greenberg). The film is directed by Ben Younger, a New…
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Rink Man Sits One Out
After a players’ strike canceled the entirety of last year’s National Hockey League season, one would think that Jeff Halpern, captain of the Washington Capitals, would be itching for any excuse to hit the ice. But the desire to play hockey does not trump all. Halpern’s Jewish commitments were able to keep his athletic urges…
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C O R R E C T I O N
Due to an editorial error, the Hebrew name of the Israeli Nobel laureate in economics, Robert Aumann, was reported incorrectly (“Game Theorist Wins Nobel Prize,” October 14). His name is Robert Yisrael Aumann.
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NBC Reaches for New ‘Heights’
The “Seinfeld” coffee shop has long reigned as the symbol New York Jews on television. But soon a classroom at The Jewish Theological Seminary may replace it. The NBC television network is developing a new half-hour situation comedy about seminarians in New York, written by the husband of a Los Angeles rabbi. The show is…
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Philly Group Brings Together Artsy ‘Heebs’
The Collaborative, an innovative Philadelphia-based Jewish networking group, understands what your mother might not: If you’re not into praying, meeting members of the tribe can be tough. Steering away from synagogues, the group brings together young Jews at local apartments, restaurants and bars. Hence “Heebs in the House” — a literary and musical showcase held…
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EDITOR’S NOTE
An article in our August 19 edition, “Shul Dispute Nears End,” may unintentionally have created a misimpression about the circumstances surrounding the proposed sale by the National Council of Young Israel of a building in New York City. The article reported that the proposed sale was the subject of an investigation by the New York…
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On the Road
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, known for his radio talk shows and his books on relationships — including the hit “Kosher Sex” — is taking his philosophy to television. Boteach will host “Shalom in the Home,” an hour-long prime-time parenting and family series that will air nationally on The Learning Channel starting next year. The show will…
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