(JTA) — Two leading Jewish hip-hop artists have adapted Adam Sandler’s 1995 breakout hit, “The Chanukah Song,” for the present moment.
Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz dropped the video for “The Hanukkah Song 2.0” just before the holiday began...
Dan Buffa, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published November 29, 2021
Steven Matz may not be what fans wanted, but does he make the St. Louis Cardinals a better team in 2022? Let's dig into a few things about the team's newest pitcher and free-agent signing. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring this week,...
(JTA) — One of television’s most notorious cartoon antisemites is now an Orthodox rabbi.
Eric Cartman, the egomaniacal, hate speech-spouting grade schooler on Comedy Central’s long-running adult animated series “South Park,” has had a change...
Stephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined the American musical through a monumental canon of influential and innovative theatrical works, has died at 91. For this week's trivia question, we take a look at his Jewish roots.
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Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 28, 2021
A film re-make of “West Side Story” opens on Dec. 10. The film was directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG, 74, and the screenplay was written by TONY KUSHNER, 65. They first worked together on Spielberg’s acclaimed film “Lincoln” (2012), which earned...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 28, 2021
One of the silver linings of the pandemic is the access to film festivals for movie fans across the country and globe.
Instead of having to jet across a few states and cities to see the freshest slate of cinema, 2021 featured the option in several...
(JTA) — Israel will bar all non-citizens from entering the country for at least two weeks due to concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The travel ban begins Sunday night at midnight.
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Adam Langer, The Forward
• Published November 27, 2021
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It’s a cliché to say that an artist has written the soundtrack of your life....
What are St. Louis Jews are reading? That is the question posed last week on Facebook, to kick-off a new column, creatively titled, "What St. Louis Jews are reading." Now, it's up to you, the Jews of St. Louis to help write it. But first some context....
(Jewish Press of Pinellas County via JTA) — Bobby Entel didn’t watch The Beatles’ Feb. 9, 1964 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was seven years old at the time and in bed. Nor did he ever see them in person, visit their hometown of Liverpool,...
Houston, we have a problem.
Have you seen your child’s grades slipping since returning to school? Have you checked your child’s weekly screen time? I believe there is a strong correlation.
We now have a new addiction on our hands that no one...
