(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,”...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 15, 2022
In a live interview with ET, Jewish superstar Mayim Bialik made headlines when she said she'd 'love' to take on the role as the host of Jeopardy! host full-time.
“I would love that,” the Call Me Kat star told ET’s Lauren Zima on the 27th Critics'...
(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 14, 2022
I am watching the new Netflix documentary "The Andy Warhol Diaries," and it's really good. I'm relearning several things, such as his influence on trendy pop art. How his Marilyn Monroe images are iconic. That he created many portraits,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 14, 2022
One sure sign of spring in St. Louis is the official announcement from the greatest free Zoo in America, that the California sea lions have reported to “Spring Training” for their Sea Lion Show at the Judy and Jerry Kent Family Sea Lion Sound. The...
Seth Rogovoy, The Forward
• Published March 14, 2022
About one-third of the way through Suzanne Vega’s terrific new one-woman film, “Lover, Beloved,” about the life of great 20th-century American writer Carson McCullers, the folk-pop singer-songwriter – playing McCullers in a tour de force of acting...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 14, 2022
When it comes to drinking on Purim, the Talmud clearly understood what the scroll of Esther was all about. In practically every chapter of the Megillah, someone is imbibing heavily at a drinking party. And the scroll concludes with Mordecai’s instruction...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 13, 2022
Since St. Louis weather can't make up its mind on whether it wants to be warm or cold, let's toss out a few different things to watch, read, and know about in the world of Jewish entertainment this week.
The Incredible Elma!
"Would a person reach...
Dan Buffa, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published March 13, 2022
Versatility isn't built into every actor's arsenal, but sometimes it's a fun thing to explore if you're a writer. Take someone's familiar persona and flip it on its head. That's what Hulu is doing this spring with Mandy Patinkin.
The Jewish actor...
The most popular recreational sport among adult women in Israel is relatively unknown outside of the Jewish state. And even though it has its own international association and is spreading to countries worldwide, including the United States, most people...
Social media is often criticized for its dangers, including harassment, cyberbullying and promoting false narratives. On the flip side, it can provide connections like no other medium, linking us to thousands of people from all over the world experiencing...
