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10 Ways ‘How 10 Days In Israel Changed Jonathan Lipnicki’s Life’ Changed Our Lives
There are a few life-changing moments in every Jewish person’s life. The moment she is called to the Torah and becomes an adult in the Jewish community. The day she realizes she is the member of a tradition that stretches back earlier than antiquity. Her first trip to Israel. The day she reads an article…
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HBO Hacker Gets Serious, Leaks ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
It’s no secret that hackers are among the most soulless of human beings. Sometimes it can seem like there’s nothing they won’t do: they leak your nude photos, make public the details of your Ashley Madison profile, and steal many millions of dollars from innocent people every year. But releasing new episodes of the highly…
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Why Can’t I Find One High-Profile Celebrity Who Acknowledged The Anti-Semitism In Charlottesville?
It was a scene from every Jewish American child’s personal nightmares — men flooding the streets of an American city chanting anti-Jewish threats, flanked by policemen for protection. The President refusing for several days to specifically condemn the people holding torches and chanting “Jews will not replace us.” People wearing swastikas and doing Nazi salutes…
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Woman Suing Drake For $25 Million Following Alleged Rape At His Concert
A woman who was allegedly raped at a Drake concert is now suing the artist for a minimum of $25 million. People reports that the claimant, identified only as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, met a man, later identified as Leavy Johnson, who offered to take her backstage while at a Drake/Future concert in Nashville,…
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BREAKING: Patti Stanger Is NOT The Official Spokesperson Of Chris Pratt And Anna Faris’ Breakup
Everybody who is anybody had something to say about the breakup of goy couple of the decade, Chris Pratt and Anna Faris. And where everybody who is anybody is, there shall be matchmaker to the stars, Patti Stanger. Stanger broached the broken relationship during an interview with “ET Live.” “This is really hard for me…
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I Went To A New York City Jewish Dating Event And Lived To Tell The Tale
“You’re the reason people hate Jews!” a man named Mark with impeccably manicured eyebrows screamed at me. I had been at the “Bang It Out: Tu B’Av White Party” for one hour. Things were not going well. Earlier that evening, hundreds of youngish people in groups of two or three thronged down West 79th street…
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Jenji Kohan Is Making A Series About A Renaissance Fair Because Why Not
There comes a point in every showrunner’s career where they no longer have to pander to the masses and can finally work on the weird, freaky, niche material that they’ve always wanted to make. For Jenji Kohan, that time is now. Kohan is the creator of the wildly successful shows “Weeds,” “Orange Is the New…
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Terry Gross To Bill O’Reilly: ‘One Of Us Still Has A Program’
Terry Gross has been doing her job for a long time — over 30 years, to be exact — and she’s seen it all. So when Bill O’Reilly accused her of defamation for asking a few tough questions during an interview in 2003, she didn’t lose any sleep over it. Gross brought up the O’Reilly…
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Here We ‘GLOW’ Again — Hit Netflix Show Renewed For A Second Round
Get the glitter out, girls, because “GLOW” will be returning to your life imminently. Is anybody surprised that Jenji Kohan’s sparkly 80s comedy about a team of female wrestlers is in high demand? Not me. In a lot of ways, losing yourself in a world of strong women engaging in choreographed hand-to-hand combat is the…
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A Broadway Extravaganza And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Welcome to your weekend! You may be tempted to spend it panicking over potential war with North Korea, but let’s face it: There’s not a ton you can do about that. Instead, enjoy summer before it turns into nuclear winter — gulp — with the Forward’s best weekend culture picks. 1) New York City Broadway…
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