BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published March 29, 2022
At a time when we have so much to worry about as war wages on in Ukraine and so many are killed and displaced, we try to limit our whining and complaining. This is especially true with those whom we interact most such as our family members and closest...
(JNS) When Will Smith jumped up on stage at the Academy Awards on Sunday night to approach fellow comedian and actor Chris Rock, the host of the show, many in the audience assumed it was staged. After all, physicality is part of show business. Several...
The National Council of Jewish Women in St. Louis (NCJWSTL) will finally celebrate its 125th Anniversary. The original celebration was scheduled for October of 2020 but was thwarted by COVID.
"I am so proud to be at this point in our history;...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 18, 2022
This past Hanukkah I agreed to do this.
Those are my Hannukah pajamas, and as a non-pajama-wearing guy, I'm now in love with my matching Hanukkah pajamas. So, I guess you could say, I'm all in on whatever comes next.
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(New York Jewish Week) – Students at Brooklyn’s Yeshivah of Flatbush are celebrating Purim by joining a new-old tradition of writing and singing pop song parodies for Jewish holidays.
In recent years, there’s been Erez Cohen’s “Shushan Funk,”...
(JNS) If there was an award for a most surprising opening scene, the Israeli hit comedy “The New Black”—in Hebrew, “Shababnikim”—would win it by a mile. The series, which finished its second season in Israel and whose first season is now available...
(New York Jewish Week) — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” aired its fourth season finale on Friday, but if you’re not quite ready to say goodbye to Midge and the rest of the very Jewish gang, the show’s real-life locations across Manhattan are just...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 9, 2022
Today’s Jewish joke comes from Marc Wind. Marc will receive coupons for six free cookies from Hot Box Cookies. If you would like a cookie too, send me your joke. [email protected].
Bring on the ‘bubbe meises’: A look at Jewish superstitions
Never toss a hat on a bed. Always close a holy book when you finish reading it. Spit three times when you hear good or bad news.
Many of us grew up hearing and adhering to these...
Laughter is one of the great joys of life. There are a lot of ways to laugh, from the full-on belly laugh to the "courtesy chuckle," you might receive when you crack a not-so-funny line. Laughter is part of a universal language of basic emotions that...
