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Bert And Ernie Are Lovers, Says ‘Sesame Street’ Writer Mark Saltzman
PJ GrisarSeptember 18, 2018Not only are the couple lovers, Saltzman says they are avatars of himself and his late partner Arnold Glassman.
National
Pro-BDS Professor Refuses To Write Letter Helping Student Study In Israel
Aiden PinkSeptember 18, 2018Prof. John Cheney-Lippold was rebuked by the university after refusing to write a letter of recommendation, citing BDS.
Breaking News
Israeli City’s Chief Rabbi: Caterers Aren’t Kosher If Ethiopians Make The Food
JTASeptember 18, 2018Under Orthodox law, certain foods cooked by a non-Jew may not be eaten, even if the ingredients are kosher and are cooked in a kosher kitchen.
Breaking News
Parents Warned After Rowdy Congregant Kids Trashed Shul During Rosh Hashanah
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Breaking News
Parents Warned After Rowdy Congregant Kids Trashed Shul During Rosh Hashanah
Aiden PinkSeptember 18, 2018“Children were also seen throwing tires and bricks down from the fire escape stairs and fighting each other with broomsticks.”
Fast Forward
Jewish Navy Vet Grabs Polling Lead In Race For Virginia Swing Seat
Ben FractenbergSeptember 18, 2018Jewish Democratic challenger Elaine Luria was up by eight points in her bid to flip a key Virginia Beach House district, an internal poll showed.
National
Was Rabbi Shmuley Hacked By Qatar?
Aiden PinkSeptember 18, 2018“The extent and volume of information that they were able to obtain in these subpoenas goes beyond the capabilities of an individual,” an expert said.
Culture
From Phyllis Chesler, A Politically Incorrect Memoir Laden With Gossip And TMI
Julia M. Klein
Culture
From Phyllis Chesler, A Politically Incorrect Memoir Laden With Gossip And TMI
Julia M. KleinSeptember 18, 2018Chesler may be an unreliable narrator, but for those of us who’ve lived through the era, her gossipy tales have an undeniable appeal.
Yiddish
Calling all Chicagoans: Here’s Your Opportunity to Learn Yiddish
Forverts StaffSeptember 18, 2018Instructors Dr. Khane-Faygl Turtletaub and Shifra Whiteman will teach the language to beginners, intermediate and advanced students.
The Schmooze
Ben Platt Wrote A Yom Kippur Song And It’s Kind Of A Bop
Jenny SingerSeptember 18, 2018Are we on a pre-fast-electrolyte-binge-Gatorade-high, or is Ben Platt’s Yom Kippur jam the song of the summer?
Culture
Virtual Reality, Rare Artifacts And More At The Museum Of Jewish Heritage’s New Exhibit
PJ Grisar
Culture
Virtual Reality, Rare Artifacts And More At The Museum Of Jewish Heritage’s New Exhibit
PJ GrisarSeptember 18, 2018The installation features a virtual reality film “The Last Goodbye” in which Pinchas Gutter takes the viewer to the Majdanek concentration camp.
The Schmooze
Wonder Why The Emmys Weren’t Funny? Look At The List Of Writers.
Jenny SingerSeptember 18, 201813 of 16 of the show’s writers were male. Yet over half the jokes were about #MeToo and gender parity.
Food
The Feds Are Spending $21,799 On Yom Kippur Meals For Jewish Inmates
Shira FederSeptember 18, 2018The Federal Bureau of Prisons is putting money aside for Jewish prisoners in the course of Hurricane Florence this Yom Kippur.
Culture
Heroic Teacher, Pugnacious Union Thug — Remembering My Grandma Doris
Rachel JoravskySeptember 18, 2018Here was this tough Jewish woman from Philly, who’d come from nothing, using saucy yiddishisms in a predominantly black and latino class.
News
Trump’s Declassifying Of Russia Docs A ‘Clear Abuse Of Power,’ Schiff Says
Ben FractenbergSeptember 18, 2018Democrat Adam Schiff called President Trump’s order to release documents related to the Russian investigation a “clear abuse of power.”
Food
Luxe Kosher Grocery Chain ‘Seasons’ Declares Bankruptcy
Shira FederSeptember 18, 2018And we thought we were the ones going bankrupt, by shopping there.
Yiddish
WATCH: A Yiddish Version of “The Sound of Silence”
Jordan KutzikSeptember 18, 2018Chaim Shlomo Mayesz performs a Hasidic take on Simon and Garfunkel’s hit
Culture
A New Film Shows Garry Winogrand’s Life Up Close
PJ GrisarSeptember 18, 2018In “Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable,” a complicated portrait of the artist emerges.
Yiddish
WATCH: Have You Ever Heard This Yiddish Song About Swallowing Goldfish?
Jordan KutzikSeptember 18, 2018Max Bendich, 103, sings an unknown Yiddish song about the goldfish swallowing craze of the 1930s.
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