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Culture Baseball’s Jewish iron man has played 21 straight seasons for the Red Sox and hasn’t missed a single game
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Culture This rocker (almost) named Eric Kaminkowitz had a thing for edible berries and inspired Bruce Springsteen and ‘Dirty Dancing’
With and without Raspberries, Eric Carmen, who died at age 74, was a power-pop pioneer
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Culture You should probably be aware of that Purim song’s problematic backstory
It was made famous by Harry Belafonte and Johnny Cash. And at least one version included the N-word.
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News Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor
Asher will be one of only two Black cantors in the country
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Film & TV In the music of Bob Marley, a deep connection to Judaism
Marley, whose biopic debuts this week, long claimed Jewish ancestry
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Music Was Taylor Swift supposed to say ‘Free Palestine’ at the Grammys?
Annie Lennox did, and people are mad that the influential pop star has been silent
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Fast Forward Montana Tucker wears yellow-ribbon dress, Recording Academy CEO pays tribute to Nova victims at 2024 Grammys
The Scottish singer Annie Lennox also called for a ceasefire during her Sinead O’Connor tribute performance
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Fast Forward Annie Lennox calls for a cease-fire in Gaza during Grammys performance
The Scottish singer was previously married to an Israeli film producer
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Looking Forward Mahmoud Khalil, Elon Musk and the upside-down world of Purim 2025
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Culture BDS has denounced ‘No Other Land’ for ‘normalization’ – what does that actually mean?
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