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The Schmooze Celebrate 10 Years of ‘Friends’ With the Holiday Armadillo
Today, dear friends (get it?), is the 10th anniversary of the “Friends” finale. So to celebrate the good times spent with Ross, Phoebe, Monica, Rachel, Chandler and Joey, we revisit one of the iconic Jewish moments of the show: The Holiday Armadillo. Ah interfaith problems. Short summary: When Ross’ son Ben stays with him for…
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Life Learning To Be Orthodox Bride From Romance Novels
“When you get out of the mikveh, you should put on make-up and lotion for your husband,” the kallah teacher instructed. “He will be waiting for you.” This was my last “kallah lesson,” two weeks before my wedding, and my kallah teacher was finally talking about sex — or at least a watered-down version of…
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The Schmooze Monica Lewinsky Puts Blue Dress Behind Her
Monica Lewinsky is putting her beret behind her — and her blue dress too. Now 40, Lewinsky speaks out in the June edition of Vanity Fair. The time has come, she writes, “to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.” After nearly 10 years of silence, the question is: why now? Lewinsky explains following…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Wins Met Gala Fashion
All the usual suspects were out en force for last night’s Met Gala (the biggest fashion event of the year, for those who don’t follow such things). The annual ball, which officially launches the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s yearly Costume Institute exhibit, is Hollywood’s chance to show off (in couture), all under the Sauron-esque unblinking…
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Life Why Women Are Gaga for Hillary
There’s been a sea change in the way the public feels about Hillary Clinton since her run for president in 2008. Back then we had respect for Clinton and knew she is competent and trustworthy, but we didn’t deem her worthy of the same giddy excitement as her then-competitor President Obama. Now, six years later,…
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Opinion ‘Privileged’ Princeton Student’s Tale of Jewish Woe
Princeton student Tal Fortgang / Fox News By now, you’ve probably heard about Tal Fortgang, the white male Princeton freshman who’s taken the phrase “check your privilege” to the next level. He’s actually claimed to have checked his, and in an article that’s now gone viral, he admits that he has privilege but insists it’s…
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News Detroit Ranks Tops on Jewish Affordability List
(JTA) — Sure, the news from the city of Detroit seems endlessly grim: bankruptcy, crime and so forth. But the metro area, whose northwest suburbs host a panoply of Jewish amenities, is the most affordable place in the United States to raise a “committed Jewish family,” at least according to one graduate student’s admittedly “back-of-the-napkin”…
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Books ‘Clueless’ Advice: Alicia Silverstone Won’t Circumcise Son
Someone should have told Alicia Silverstone that once your claim to fame is a movie called “Clueless,” it’s probably a good idea to avoid spouting real-life clueless rhetoric. In her her new book, “The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, More Beautiful Beginning,” the…
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