Julia M. Klein, The Forward
• Published January 24, 2022
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Maybe It’s Me: On Being the Wrong Kind of Woman
It was the title essay, about Eileen...
Dan Buffa, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2022
Imagine screening a movie for legendary Jewish director Steven Spielberg. You’re not showing mom and dad your movie; it’s just one of the best filmmakers of all time getting ready to watch your movie in your home.
The thing you spent countless...
(JTA) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. compared what he sees as threats to human life from 5G, vaccine passports, and “low-orbit satellites” to the threat the Nazis posed to Jews during the Holocaust.
“Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could...
BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 23, 2022
A Jewish summer camp experience can build skills and character that last well into adulthood. For some kids, the camp experience was meaningful enough that it played a role in their decision to become a rabbi.
Rabbi Daniel Bogard of Central Reform...
Lauren Hakimi, The Forward
• Published January 22, 2022
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2020 and 2021 will likely not be remembered as the most enjoyable years in American history,...
Corey Stoll takes on a new, big role on Showtime's "Billions"
The Jewish everyman actor can sink into just about any ensemble you put him in. Hopefully, you caught his amazing portrayal of a young Junior Soprano in "The Many Saints of Newark" on HBO...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 21, 2022
In post-World War II America, Jews in more than 150 cities tuned in every Sunday afternoon to hear what some described as the "voice of the Jewish community." That voice belonged to Robert Lurie, who lived and created his radio show the “American Jewish...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 20, 2022
Hopefully, you are now not only officially hip to what Wordle is, but its Jewish roots. If not, please read here. We'll wait.
Since Wordle went viral, it has inspired a seemingly endless array of spoofs and knockoffs, including now a Hebrew and Yiddish...
Is it better to fight back and avenge or take the higher road when dealing with bullies? An ageless question that Netflix's hit series, "Cobra Kai," bases the weight of its story upon can include quite a few Jewish ties and themes. But at what point does...
St. Louis' own Kevin Spirtas is getting ready to make his return to daytime television.
The 1980 Ladue High School graduate and soap opera veteran is returning this week to reprise his original role of Dr. Craig Wesley, whom Spirtas portrayed on...
(JTA) — Jon Stewart will be awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in recognition of his political satire and activism. The award will be presented in April.
Past recipients of the...
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Right before COVID hit in the spring of 2020, Yisroel Leshes was looking to branch out of the world of cantorial music. For most of his professional singing career, he has been working as the assistant cantor at Lincoln...
