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The Schmooze JDate is Suing JSwipe — Over the Letter J?
Oy gevalt. This is actually happening. JDate is suing JSwipe… over the use of the letter J. No, this isn’t an Yes, it’s ridiculous. After all, what about JWed or JZoog? Weirder still, JDate claims it owns the patent on software that “confidentially determines matches and notifies users of mutual matches in feelings and interests.”…
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Opinion Checking My Privilege as a Korean Jew
When I was young they called me the mayor of the park. I would make my rounds of the local park every day — first to chat with an 80-year-old tanning on his beach chair, then to check in with our crew of Trinidadian babysitters, and finally to boss around the park kids. I loved…
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Opinion Why My Biracial Son Doesn’t Want To Date Jewish Girls
When I became a Jew by choice, it was for no other reason than the fact that I felt a calling: I had a Jewish soul. I embarked on the long and arduous journey of becoming Jewish through a Conservative conversion, only to discover later that neither my son nor I was considered Jewish according…
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The Schmooze Why Judd Apatow is ‘Proud of the Jews’
When he wasn’t busy Bill Cosby, Judd Apatow made some amusing (if standard) jokes aimed at the Tribe during a stand-up performance on Monday night’s “Tonight Show.” “I’m very proud of the Jews,” the 47-year-old “Trainwreck” director said. “It feels like we’re not getting into that much trouble these days. In the world, we’re doing…
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Opinion Should We Transform Tisha B’Av from Fast to Feast?
Tisha B’Av is one of Judaism’s two major fast days, but it’s mostly unfamiliar to American Jews. I saw this clearly when, in 2013, I served as Team Rabbi for the U.S. delegation to the World Maccabiah Games. Before the games, we took teams on a trip around Israel, and Tisha B’Av fell near the…
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Breaking News 82-Year-Old Jewish Woman Raped in Brooklyn
An 82-year-old Jewish woman from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn was forced to swear on a Jewish bible that she wouldn’t call the police on her alleged rapist and physical attacker, Asa Robert, the . Over the course of four hours, he punched her, slammed her into a wall, chocked her, and raped her. On his way…
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The Schmooze You Can Now Get Your News From Lena Dunham
Hannah Horvath may not be the best person to give life advice, but Lena Dunham? That’s a different story. The “Girls” creator, producer and actress — and also Emmy-nominee and memoir author — has announced that she will now be publishing a weekly email newsletter, called The idea for the name came from a walkie-talkie misunderstanding…
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The Schmooze Read Lea Michele’s Tribute To Cory Monteith On Anniversary of His Death
There are some couples you never get over. Some, like Jen and Brad or McGosling (Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, for those who didn’t spend their teenage years weeping over “The Notebook.”). Other, tragically, get separated by something far more permanent. It’s been two years since “Glee” star Cory Monteith died of an overdose of…
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