For £110,000 a year, millions of “Like A Virgin” fans are headed to WikiHow to learn how to cook kosher, because Madonna, pop’s aging queen, is looking for a kosher chef to feed her and her six children. “Super-yacht experience is essential,” the ad says. And Madge knows her halachot. The ad states that the…
Shabbat, that traditionally religious, meditative bookend of the working week, seems to be undergoing something of a renaissance. “The concept of spending quality time with friends and family while taking a break from scrolling on Instagram—is for everyone,” Ariel Okin wrote in a 2017 Vogue article, ‘How To Host A Shabbat Dinner And Why You…
The Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Centre is teaming up with “branding gurus” at the company Base Design to launch a new advertising campaign — rendering Jewish mysticism for mass consumption. Geoff Cook, a partner at Base Design told Quartz that they were looking to “demystify” Kabbalah. To this end, the branding company created a slew of…
Jews, let’s talk. This “controlling the media” thing is not going well. It is all very nice and good to get some of the most powerful jobs in our nation’s government, but it really only counts if you don’t also use your power to help defend Nazis. It is a true kiddush hashem to invent…
Madonna observed Tisha B’Av in the way that only she could, posting this photo on Instagram for her 9.8 million followers: 9th of Av. ??This is a Day to stay inside. ???lay low. ⛱ Keep Quiet? ??. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Jul 31, 2017 at 8:36am PDT Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction…
Ben Shapiro poked fun at the Women’s March on Washington on his Monday show, ridiculing the pro-choice stance of the participants and skewering in sexist terms the looks of premier speakers. Responding to Madonna’s speech at the march, in which she ruminated about blowing up the White House, the rightwing pundit called her a “crazy…
It’s almost Rosh Hashanah, and we’re rounding up all the wacky, quirky, delicious (yes, delicious) things you might not know about shofars. 1. They might break your bank. This one goes for $1,678. Pricey, but definitely easy on the eyes. It’s got some intricate, colorful designs of candlesticks, challah, the moon and animals. 2. You…
When “Billy on the Street” star Billy Eichner got a chance to interview First Lady Michelle Obama, he did what any other comedian would do. Uh, actually not. “It’s pretty much my id as a 12-year-old kid blown up.” What Eichner did was this: “I had her push me around in a shopping cart while…
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