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fiddler on broadway is as fresh as ever

I’ve seen a number of Fiddler productions over the years and find they tend to blend into one...

the golden globes wrap up, highlighted by mel...

Ugh,the Golden Globes—seemed like it was going to be such a non-event this year, didn’t it? I...

a blizzard named jonas? more like a dove

Winter began precisely one month ago,but from the dearth of snow on the ground you wouldn’t know...

hbo announces season 6 of girls in 2017 will...

I’ve not watched ‘Girls’ in forever—I think I was aged out somewhere during Season 3—but I...

harry potter spin off fantastic beasts and where...

Harry Potter fans are rejoicing with the release of trailer to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find...

the hateful eight years: pbs documentary about...

final night,I watched a movie. It was intense. A handful of characters, very few of them likable,...

it was a very good year: 2015

Like most reasonably sentient people,I mainly classify years in personal milestones: the year I got...

editorial: our fellow citizens: supporting the...

According to FBI statistics for 2014,Jews were far more likely than members of other devout groups...

how hillel can reformulate its israel guidelines

Jewish students at many liberal colleges in the U.S. are questioning—and disgusting...

revisiting adam sandlers debut comedy album theyre...

The 2016 Razzies nominations were announced on Wednesday—the awards highlight the worst in movies...

dolce gabbana launch hijab and abaya collection

Dolce & Gabbana has become the latest fashion label to enter the brave new world of “hijab...

the new star wars movie is a call to arms for jews...

It’s three in the morning,and I’ve just reach back from watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

israel and turkey restore diplomatic relations

Israel and Turkey have just agreed to resume full diplomatic ties. Israel has been seeking to...

netflixs bill murray christmas special is the most...

Over the past decade and a half,Bill Murray has undergone a fascinating transition from...

dolce gabbana launches hijab and abaya...

Dolce & Gabbana has become the latest fashion label to enter the heroic new world of “hijab...

dolce gabanna launch hijab and abaya collection

Dolce and Gabanna has become the latest fashion label to enter the brave original world of “hijab...

jill soloways transparent continues its accurate...

The second season of Transparent,Jill Soloway’s multi-generational dramedy about the triumphs and...

restoration of l.a.s wilshire boulevard temple...

In its heyday,the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest Reform temple in Los Angeles and national...

god, money, and tostitos: the religion of the nfl

The NFL’s product is excellent; indisputable when it things most. In fact,the NFL Playoffs, which...

fiddler, in the key of my heart: how i learned to...

Fiddler on the Roof returns to Broadway on Sunday for its fifth revival,one that promises a...

the unspoken miracle of hanukkah exists beyond war...

Two years ago,on the second night of Hanukkah, my father passed absent. Frankly, and I imagine he...

new documentary alyad depicts jewish life in the...

It’s been nearly 24 years since the fall of the Soviet Union. It seems to me that most young...

understanding the marc gafni story, part ii:...

On Friday,my article approximately the controversial ex-rabbi Marc Gafni was posted online at The...

israel: high on power, low on adventure says usa...

People like to know where they stand: How effect I rank compared to others? And how about my...

great expectations: a rothschild hilton baby is on...

Those of us half-heartedly following the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills subplot approximately...

in address to boston mosque, jewish chief justice...

Last month,a remarkable moment took place in Boston that was largely lost in the holiday hiatus. In...

yiddish operetta the golden bride is an energetic...

final week, the lobby of New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage was abuzz, as caterers tactfully...

writer transforms ottoman era akko home into...

This week in Israel, a local Muslim family will have an engagement party in the stone courtyard...

identity politics on the court: where does david...

final Friday,the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach and Israeli basketball legend David Blatt....

how not to teach about women and islam, harvard...

Looking for some good classes to seize at Harvard this spring? If you are curious about the human...

all about that trayf: some jews in boston will eat...

Anyone who works in the field of American Jewish studies knows all about the famous “trefa...

what is the true meaning of hanukkah? if its a...

The holiday of Hanukkah is a tricky one. The chronicle,as we all know, is that at the urging of...

get your deli on: a quality guide to jewish delis...

keep me in a Jewish deli and the choice is simple: half tongue,half pastrami (warm) on rye, plenty...

honoring terrorists in israel and palestine: a...

This week,both Israel and Palestine witnessed the grim spectacle of bigots celebrating...

our bad: avis invokes rental clause after denying...

Earlier today I wrote a story about Avis’s refusal to rent a car to a long-time faithful Israeli...

american pharoah strikes gold as a stud, garnering...

As a rule,every racehorse in America had a birthday final Friday, New Years Day. The best in the...

heres a list of some yiddish summer programs, for...

Last winter,I was a lonely Jew living in galut (Yiddish for “exile” or diaspora”) external...

at the knesset, a meeting of the minds to discuss...

The scene inside the Knesset Tuesday night was peculiar,even by its typically offbeat standards,...

amazons man in the high castle is just a fascist...

race over obvious. Enter The Man in the tall Castle. Same team.With The Man in the tall...

dear abc, please dont bungle the dirty dancing tv...

“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”It’s the seminal line in Dirty Dancing,itself possibly the...

in transparent, it makes sense that a jewish...

There was an unanswered question at the heart of the first season of obvious,the...

cute, patchwork jaffa dolls empower israeli arab...

If they were just adorable and cuddly,dayenu.But huggable itsy-bitsy Jaffa Dolls also embody big...

thousands of israelis attend wedding of israeli...

Armed conflicts,particularly long and protracted ones, aren’t decided only by the size of the...

it takes a woman: why bette midler recent casting...

I was having drinks with a friend the other night,and he said to me: “Is it just me, or does it...

sure, azerbaijan is tolerant of its jews. but its...

Three writers go to Azerbaijan,meet with government officials, and all reach back with a glowing...

watch two of seinfelds earliest tv stand up...

As the Internet continues to inches further and further away from the free-form,wild west playground...

yas: comedy central renews broad city and inside...

These days,here’s what’s American: Come home from work, occupy off your shoes, or unbuckle that...

details emerge about jerry lewis unreleased...

There’s a sort of louche (disreputable),menacing quality about Jerry Lewis—I’ve always thought...

disturbeds lead singer was trained as a hazan. now...

When I was a grungy teenager,music was brilliant. We’re talking Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam,...

san bernardino shooter s father teaches us a...

Has the American Dream a better ambassador than Syed Farook? The father of suspected San Bernardino...

understanding syria: whose side are we on, anyway?

The White House and the Kremlin are currently working in parallel toward a common objective in...

details emerge about jerry lewiss unreleased...

There’s a sort of louche (disreputable),menacing quality approximately Jerry Lewis—I’ve always...

who we lost in 2015: may their memories be a...

Leonard Nimoy. (Twitter)Over the last year,weve have taken note of some of this year’s losses....

got simchas? be part of tablets sunrise, sunset ...

One of our favorite parts of our new print magazine—in addition to the Brett Ratner essay on Miami...

man yells anti semitic drivel at manager of...

On Monday,Salmon Salczer, the manager of West Side Judaica & Bookstore located on the Upper West...

former cambridge professor refuses to help israeli...

Shachar Rabinovitch is 13. She lives in Israel. As you can see,she loves horses. When her school...

talking turkey and giving thanks, with mahmoud...

It’s almost Thanksgiving,and everywhere were blessed with bounty and goodwill towards all. Is...

israelis took out their rage for david blatts...

When the Cleveland Cavaliers fired David Blatt as their head coach,Israelis took to the Internet to...

son of saul nominated for oscar for best foreign...

The Oscar nominations were announced Thursday morning and Son of Saul,to the surprise of likely no...

immigration to israel rises, but majority of olim...

As the Knesset prepares to vote on an official “Aliyah Day”,unique figures from the Jewish...

the incredible story of rafi daugherty, a jewish...

In 2012,Rafi Daugherty got up in front of Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder, Colorado, and spoke...

more voices weigh in on marc gafni controversy

In the week since I final wrote approximately Marc Gafni—the ex-rabbi who,despite charges of...

adelson buys vegas paper at a mark up, as top...

final week,it was revealed that News + Media Capital Group—a mysterious Delaware-based company...

after 70 years, the united nations recognizes yom...

On Friday,70 years after its founding, the United Nations finally recognized the holiest day of the...

8 facts you never knew about albert einstein

Exactly one hundred years ago today,Albert Einstein, delivered a speech on his General Theory of...

the israeli castration complex: from the 1972...

An email from the cache of correspondence Hillary Clinton kept on her private server during her...

a new childrens book, i say shehechiyanu, can help...

It can be difficult to feel thankful about Thanksgiving whether you are the person who is hosting...

snitch tattles on floridian grandmas for gambling...

My grandmother,may she rest in peace, was a serial mahjong player. Prone to coming domestic late...

patriots wide receiver: anticipation of playing...

The modern England Patriots,an NFL dynasty in action, beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Foxboro, or...

israeli teams achieve record showing at world...

Israel has long been a force to be reckoned with in the world of competitive debating. At last...

israels wedding of hate should shock, but not...

Last week,Israeli TV aired a clip of a right-wing wedding in which participants danced to a song of...

maurice sendaks beautiful wild things artwork is...

Where the Wild Things Are enthusiasts are in luck! A itsy-bitsy over three years after the death of...

an intersectional failure: how both israels...

The watchword of the day in activist circles is intersectionality.” The term was coined by...

watch the israeli knesset argue over which party...

On Monday,Israeli lawyer Amir Ohana was sworn into the Knesset, replacing the recently resigned...

independence day is back: can judd hirsch again...

One excellent year for movies was 1996. We’re talking The Birdcage,Jerry Maguire, The First Wives...

want to watch jews and arabs make out in tel aviv?...

High school students,reading a romance novel approximately Jewish-Arab worship? Nay, nay, and...

from palestine to ellis island: must see images...

Last week,the fresh York Public Library released more than 180000 images to the public, available...

adam sandler and howard stern talk jewish shop:...

I imagine most of what you’ll read approximately Adam Sandler’s first interview on Howard...

poll: jews in britain are viewed favorably

In light of final year’s dramatic spike in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain—the highest since...

new dad mark zuckerberg will give 99% of his...

On the so-called national day of giving (#GivingTuesday),which falls after the capitalistic rush of...

adeles hello gets the hanukkah parody treatment:...

Adele’s booming alto (or is it contralto?) vocals hold an uncanny way of searing onto the...

in amsterdam, a symposium was held to discuss...

In July 1656—over359 years ago—the Portuguese-Jewish congregation of Amsterdam, known as...

american historical association decisively rejects...

Over the weekend,the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel suffered its moment...

dr. jonathan zizmor, new yorks dermatologist to...

As the adage goes: compose loads of money giving people aesthetic clear skin,then retire to study...

navigating kashrut and christmas in an interfaith...

Christmastime has always been unusually stressful for me. I don’t “celebrate” it,of course,...

whats in those gift packages from israeli...

It’s the holidays—you know,Christmas and fresh Year’s—and Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer is...

many narratives from star wars and jewish history...

There’s an consuming parallel between the Star Wars movies—thus far two trilogies,and now the...

watch: how alan dershowitz beat bds at the oxford...

Earlier this month at the famed Oxford Union debating society,Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz...

bette midler will star in a new broadway...

whether you didn’t win the Powerball—and you didn’t—you should still feel lucky. Not only...

i ordered a pastrami sandwich from 2nd ave deli....

Messily—that’s the only way to eat a pastrami sandwich—and with full force. Like Inigo...

amir ohana to become likuds first openly gay...

Amir Ohana,the head of Likud’s LGBT caucus, will soon be sworn in to the Knesset. He will become...

lillian vernon, founder of hugely successful mail...

Lillian Vernon (born Lilian Menasche) was the daughter of Jewish Germans who fled to Amsterdam...

penelope cruz cheats on crossword puzzles, asks...

I know a few things about life,but that’s it for certain. I know that Principal Skinner served in...

think before you fry: how to choose a cooking oil...

Cooking with oils can bag complicated,especially around Hanukkah. On one hand, consuming latkes, or...

cache of holocaust era documents found behind wall...

A couple living in Budapest,Hungary, decided to renovate their apartment, and hired workers to...

after outcry from prominent activists, national...

The National LGBTQ Task Force has reinstated a joint American-Israeli event at their annual...

new study shows french jews live with a strong...

A new book called L’an prochain à Jérusalem? (“Next Year In Jerusalem?”) by the...

jewish teacher in marseille protects himself from...

On Monday,in the broad daylight of Marseille, a 35-year-broken-down yarmulke-clad teacher was on his...

francois hollande pays tribute to victims of...

On Tuesday French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries honored the victims of the...

california assemblyman travis allen introduces...

On Monday California Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) introduced a bill (AB-1552)...

good news for the jews: bar refaeli is pregnant

It’s time we started looking for omens of what 2016 is going to be like. Traditionally,I cast...

report: 7,238 french jews make aliyah in 2015,...

According to the JTA,citing a report from the Jewish Agency for Israel, 2015 was a year of steady...

more than 200 south african scholars pledge...

A month and a half after hundreds of academics in the United Kingdom pledged to boycott Israeli...

sisters who help sisters: abbi and ilana, tina and...

wide City’s lead duo of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer recently did a stint at the local...

sci tech schools readies israeli student for the...

“For 200 years,we taught math, history, and science—but now that’s all over” said Dr. Eli...

oregon militiamen: good at tekiah, could use some...

After more than two week,the anti-government militants currently occupying the Malheur National...

the animated story of the golem of chełm

Looking to introduce some younger folks in your life to the renowned golem that’s inspired the...

judith kaye, the first woman to serve as chief...

In 1983,Governor Mario Cuomo kept a promise: appointing, for the first time, and a woman to serve on...

kosher certified medical marijuana is here—and...

In July 2014, five companies were awarded licenses by the recent York State Health Department to...

one writer has drawn parallels between the bigotry...

final week,Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a ban on all Muslims...

once lost, a jewish graveyard in prostejov, czech...

Researchers are reconstructing a ravaged 19th century Jewish cemetery in the Czech city of...

memorial for yohan cohen, victim of hyper cacher...

In Sarcelles,a French suburb awash with forbidding 1960s architecture, graffiti, and...

the frightening reality for the jews of france

Two days after heavily armed gunmen killed 12 people at the Paris offices of satirical weekly...

that english youre speaking? its hebrew. (well,...

According to Midrashic lore—as per Genesis 11:1—the first language on soil was Hebrew,spoken by...

new report finds israelis waste obscene amounts of...

Earlier this month,the global consulting firm BDO completed its first-ever comprehensive survey of...

new report finds israelis waste obscene amount of...

Earlier this month,the global consulting firm BDO completed its first-ever comprehensive survey of...

four lessons in virtue from martin luther king,...

Every Martin Luther King Day I flee into my fair share of articles that make it seem as...

landmark jewish wedding takes place in istanbuls...

Over the weekend,the mayor of Beşiktaş, a district in Istanbul along the Bosphorus, or officiated...

let the light in: a visit to see my son in...

I traveled to Israel for the first time in the late 1970s,when I was 11 years mature. I was so...

bedlam erupts during court proceedings of...

Hennadiy Korban,the leader of Ukrainian nationalist party (UKROP) who is currently under house...

judge orders jonah, a gay conversion therapy...

In June,JONAH, an organization that purports to “wor[k] with those struggling with unwanted...

meet bodybuilder dani kaganovich, who recently...

Who says all Jewish guys believe to be nebbish? Israeli bodybuilder Dani Kaganovich,23, certainly...

might we interest john kerry in this lovely terror...

‘Tis the season to be jolly,but John Kerry is too sad to produce the Yuletide homosexual.Israel,...

meet the austrian shepherd who sings yiddish as he...

Hans Breuer,a Jewish Austrian shepherd, recalls hearing stories about “friends of [his] mother,...

bernie sanders new simon and garfunkel ad embodies...

nowadays,the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign released an arresting original ad. It features no...

dont call me zayde: confessions of a reluctant...

Long before our daughter presented us with glorious microscopic Sammy,our first grandchild, she was...

bomberg babylonian talmud auctions for $9.3...

A pristine DanielBomberg Babylonian Talmud—a cornerstone of the Valmadonna Trust Library,a private...

first look: natalie portman as jackie kennedy

Natalie Portman,one of Tablet’s favorite main ladies, is currently shooting her unique film...

hamas leader: peace process is futile. there is...

Khaled Meshal believes that neither negotiations with Israel nor working with the UN can lift the...

immigrant story: the value of anzia yezierskas...

“‘There wasnt anybody who didn’t know Anzia Yezierska,’ commented a woman recently of the...

isis confirms death of jihadi john in its magazine

On August 14,2014, the world met Mohammed Emwazi, or a Londoner,when the Islamic State published a...

mourning alan rickman on social media: its...

Too many of my days seem to commence with the discovery of dismal tidings,almost always encountered...

on display: the works of yiddish set designer...

dinky-known nowadays,and the only member of Fiddler on the Roof’s original creative team to go...

the german and israeli tourism bureaus are...

The German National Tourist Office and the Israeli Ministry of Tourism,long-time partners, hold...

fighting trumps islamophobia is not a partisan...

On Monday night,Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump called for a halt to Muslim...

amnesty international sponsors speaker who...

On December 12,Amnesty International is co-sponsoring an anti-Islamophobia rally in Brussels,...

seinfeld locks in residency at manhattans beacon...

unique Yorkers who can never get enough of Jerry Seinfeld are in luck because now they can leave...

paying tribute to economist milton friedman on...

On Fridays,Twitter users pay tribute to Milton Friedman, the Brooklyn-born, and Nobel...

saturday night live explains just what ted cruz...

Ted Cruz—a “defender of Israel” who once said “whether you will not stand with Israel and...

tablet nominated for national magazine award

We are thrilled to announce that Tablet has been nominated for a National Magazine Award in the...

the academy of the hebrew language has released a...

The Academy of the Hebrew Language is a curious institution. Founded in 1953,in Israel’s socialist...

new york jewish film festival turns 25

Over the span of its 25-year history,the New York Jewish Film Festival has presented more than 675...

prominent left wing israeli activists caught...

Key activists in two of Israel’s best-known left wing NGOs were caught on camera admitting that...

seinfeld yuks it up with obama

So Jerry Seinfeld’s got this web series in which he drives distinguished people around in shapely...

exclusive: watch one of brett ratners first short...

When Brett Ratner was growing up in Miami Beach,he hung out on the set of Scarface. In the inaugural...

cornell discourages menorahs from holiday...

Can a menorah be displayed on public school property at Cornell University? Not according to its...

natan sharansky and the lessons of hanukkah

Hanukkah is about happiness. The holiday’s customs promote delight in the form of sweet...

hasidic alt rock girl band bulletproof stockings...

On the first night of Hanukkah,two disco balls rotated overhead, paying homage to the Festival of...

six tablet podcasts to get you through your...

You’ve been to the market and gotten all your ingredients—cranberries,turkey, sweet potatoes, or...

the powerball feel good story that wasnt

Last night,three tickets won the record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. The media quickly reported...

paris celebrates day one of hanukkah—with arnold...

Despite security concerns,the city of Paris celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with the annual...

birthrighters can now extend stays in israel up to...

Participants of identity-based trips to Israel like Birthright and Masa will now be able to extend...

jennifer pritzkers foundation gives $2 million for...

The University of Victoria in British Columbia now has what is believed to be the world’s first...

putin to european jews: come to mother russia!

On Tuesday,Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Jews facing anti-Semitism in Europe to return to...

chicago ensemble earns grammy nomination for album...

War,exile, genocide, or assimilation—these are heady themes for an album of cabaret music. But As...

why the white house wanted congress to think it...

On Tuesday The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama Administration tasked the National...

the end of geltfiend, a purveyor of high quality,...

Alas,the day after Hanukkah I received an email with the subject line: “Goodbye from GeltFiend.”...

hanukkah: the festival of pop parodies

Now that Hanukkah Parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) Season has officially begun,Jewish a...

be our guest at the national magazine awards...

Exciting news,in case you missed it: Tablet has been nominated for a National Magazine Award in the...

clinton names sarah bard, 35, as jewish outreach...

Hillary Clinton has hired Sarah Bard—a 35-year-old political strategist who worked for Mrs....

jewish bling, in conversation

Hi MaNishtana —As you know,I was smitten with the Magen David necklace you wore to the staff...

ribal al assad, once an opponent of his cousin,...

Everyone loves Christmas in modern York City,and Ribal al-Assad, the first cousin of the genocidal...

brits detain israeli soldier, and theyre terribly,...

Brits are polite people. A very civilized bunch,refined by centuries of tall tea and stiff upper...

someone asked the internet if jews have trash...

The Internet is both one of the world’s greatest depositories of readily-available information,and...

colleagues remember israeli writer amir gutfreund

Amir Gutfreund,one of the finest of a younger generation of writers in Israel, passed away from...

power luncher henry kissinger is no fashionista

The recent York Times ran a very recent York Times style feature nowadays in which journalist John...

paris prosecutors office arrests two in connection...

According to the AP,the Paris prosecutor’s office detained two people on Tuesday for questioning...

jewish basketball legend dolph schayes dies at 87

As someone who never got to see Dolph Schayes play—his career spanned 16 seasons...

lord taylor ad in the new york times misspells...

whether you’re taking Hebrew cues from the Sunday New York Times,you better stick to the crossword...

elton john to headline life festival oświęcim,...

The Rocket Man is coming to Poland next summer.On Sunday,Life Festival Oświęcim, a festival...

apply for a paid spring internship at tablet

Tablet is hiring two paid,fraction-time spring editorial interns. If you have experience in...

drake enjoys drake at drake night at toronto...

Life is grand for Drake’s ego. On the evening before Thanksgiving,the Toronto Raptors, the only...

luminaries receive presidential medal of freedom...

In a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday,17 “extraordinary” individuals received the...

chiune sugihara, the japanese diplomat who saved...

This coming Sunday,January 31, the man who saved my grandfather and thousands of other Jews from the...

rule forces maccabi tel aviv to brick lots and...

The “action” in a recent basketball match-up between Euroleague teams Darussafaka (Turkey) and...

iran builds replica of the dome of the rock, then...

final weekend,Irans Revolutionary Guard once again demonstrated its peaceful intentions towards the...

following attack in marseille, french jews debate...

A sad,well-known question is being circulated in France these days: Should Jews be able to freely...

watch: marco rubio campaign rally shuts down anti...

On Wednesday night,Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio held a campaign event in Dallas,...

new year, new hate: welcome to the bigotry that...

delighted [Not Our] modern Year,everybody. It’s 2016, and I’m revved up and ready to disappear:...

greet like a god: a hanukkah cards guide for...

To my fellow millennials: whether you’re like me,you’re probably too busy watching Hanukkah...

rabbi in the ring: yuri foreman returns to boxing

Yuri Foreman was done. He told me so in the summer of 2014—seven months into his so-called...

breaking: cleveland cavaliers fire david blatt as...

According to Yahoo! reporter Adrian Wojnarowski,the Cleveland Cavaliers have fired moment-year head...

the 2015 national jewish book awards winners have...

On Wednesday,the Jewish Book Council announced the winners of the 2015 National Jewish Book Awards....

lchaim: letters to the editor: israel,...

Editor’s Note: On Fridays we publish a selection of letters our readers hold sent in regarding...

building that housed streits matzo to become...

Manhattan’s Lower East Side continues its march towards modernity—that is,upward, into...

jews in germany say they feel threatened and...

On Tuesday,Patrick Gensing, a journalist for German website Tagesschau.de, and published a report...

10 cant miss jewish interest films of 2015

Q: What are the year’s best Jewish (interest) films?A: What is a Jewish (interest)...

trump supporter flashes nazi salute at rally in...

On Monday night,Republican presidential contender Donald Trump held a rally for supporters in Las...

new england patriots honor ezra schwartz with a...

Prior to Monday night’s nationally televised NFL game,a match-up between the New England Patriots...

sacha baron cohen and isla fisher give $1 million...

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher hold donated $1 million to two charities dedicated to helping...

yiddish tongue twisters: five phrases i bet you...

Here are five Yiddish tongue twisters,glued together by some English. Like most fun, they...

yitzhak perlman awarded 2016 genesis prize

It’s been quite a year for Itzhak Perlman,and deservedly so.In August, the Israeli-born “patron...

letters to the editor: comments from on a hanukkah...

Editor’s Note: On Fridays we publish a selection of letters our readers maintain sent...

would you like a bagel with that cream cheese?

Years ago,when I first moved to fresh York, a friend called her local bodega—one with good bagels,...

what do star wars fans and followers of the bible...

Here’s an musty joke: A man tells his rabbi,“I dreamed I was the leader of a thousand...

borat calls for boycott of sacha baron cohens new...

“Who doesnt appreciate Hanukkah?” asked Jimmy Kimmel on his show Wednesday night.“I dont,”...

arab cuisine the star of haifas a sham food...

Haifa’s residents are eating a lot more than latkes and sufganiot this Hanukkah. In addition to...

its hanukkah. treat. yo. self.

Hanukkah can be fraught.Ungrateful children dissatisfied with their presents. The puny Drummer Boy...

whoops: groupon posts deal accompanied by picture...

Update [2:47 p.m. EST]: Tablet received the following statement from Groupon via email:We’ve run a...

watch former pro wrestler goldberg celebrate...

whether you only watch one Hanukkah-related video this year,make it this one, from a holiday episode...

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