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Food Meet a Rabbi Chef’s Apprentice!
A chance encounter last summer in the produce section of the vegetarian co-op Rainbow Grocery proved to be the catalyst for a rich culinary mentorship blossoming at 12 Tribes, a Bay Area kosher catering operation headed up by the legendary ‘Rabbi Chef’ Becky Joseph. Jordon Daugherty, a transplant from the great Midwest, and at 24,…
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Fast Forward Kobe Bryant Works Out at Jewish Center
You never know who’s going to show up at the JCC these days. With the pro hoops season back on track, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant reportedly held a surprise workout at a Jewish Community Center in Irvine, Ca. The Los Angeles Lakers guard brought a trainer to work on shooting drills and cardio training as…
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Life Major Lecture Series Excludes Women Speakers
While attending a Jewish Funder’s Network conference 15 years ago, I received a monograph on Jewish social justice. The powerful essay, written by Leonard Fein, lifelong champion of many social justice issues, had a major flaw. It did not refer to a single woman activist. When I challenged Fein on this, he responded with a…
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The Schmooze Celebrating Jewish Difference in the Dead of Night
Crossposted From Under the Fig Tree Many moons ago, when I was in college, I rarely pulled an all-nighter. I had too hard a time staying up until the wee hours of the morn. But now, when my internal clock sees to it that I’m wide awake in the middle of the night, I have…
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The Schmooze When Disability Is No Barrier to Dance
Heidi Latsky, head of Heidi Latsky Dance and creator of The Gimp Project is about to end her one-year artist-in-residency at the JCC in Manhattan. After months of rehearsals, workshops with everyone from preschoolers to seniors, and tidbit performances in the lobby and other spaces in the JCC building, Latsky‘s final offering is “IF: A…
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The Schmooze Friday Film: From Paris With Love
Isaac Zablocki is the director of film programs at The JCC in Manhattan. “Five Hours From Paris” is an Israeli film, inspired by classic French New Wave cinema, that tells the story of a taxi driver with a fear of flying and a Russian immigrant who is planning to move to Toronto. When “Five Hours…
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The Schmooze Sukkah City’s Cross-Country Plans in 2011
It may be hard to believe, but Sukkah City — the ambitious, large-scale architectural competition that took over Manhattan’s Union Square Park for two days last week — came from modest beginnings. “The idea came to me this past fall while I was doing sketches for my own backyard sukkah,” co-founder Joshua Foer told the…
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The Schmooze Israeli Films Get an International Platform Online
On July 1, the Israel Film Center — housed at The JCC in Manhattan — launched the Israeli Film Database for public access. Conceived two years ago, the database has served primarily as a tool for Israeli film professionals to document and market their work. Now, anyone can view profiles for over 3000 Israeli films…
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