ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-Chief
• Published November 14, 2021
We caught up with David and Jeff Lazaroff in advance of the 11th annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at The Big Top, 3401 Washington Blvd., in Grand Center. Their band, Brothers Lazaroff, will perform with Rabbi James Stone Goodman...
Jordan Palmer, director of digital communications
• Published November 13, 2021
Cocktails and live theater just go together and there is just something elegant about enjoying a cocktail before a show at the Fox. And while there are plenty of bars around Mid-Town to visit for a pre-theater drink, you now have new option to consider,...
David Halberstam, The Forward
• Published November 13, 2021
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On July 2, 1921, one hundred years ago, 100,000 fans elbowed their way into Boyle’s...
Jordan Palmer, Director of digital Communications
• Published November 13, 2021
I'm patiently waiting to go to brunch.
I'm waiting because my wife Leigh is blow-drying her hair. I only mention that, because she just came inside from outside, and said, "It's too cold to be outside with wet hair," and now, I'm waiting.
As I often...
(JTA) — An impression of Adolf Hitler at Cambridge University has touched off a fight over the limits of free speech and has drawn Monty Python comedian John Cleese into the fray.
The impersonation was delivered at a debate last week on whether...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 12, 2021
Rip Wheeler is the kind of guy who walks into a room and the fear he puts in people has already been there for ten minutes. Played with ferocity and just the right amount of vulnerability by Jewish actor Cole Hauser, Rip is one of the best and most vital...
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — When New Yorkers land in the sights of Brandon Stanton, the photographer who runs the Humans of New York photo project, their lives can change forever.
That wouldn’t be much of a change of pace for Jericho Vincent,...
(JTA) — A crochet museum in Joshua Tree, California features countless crochet animals that appear in airport ads worldwide. The National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin was founded by a Jewish condiment aficionado.
In February 2019, another niche museum...
Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published November 11, 2021
Just like me, Kevin Hayes used to find his Israeli mother embarrassing in his youth — her loudness, heavy accent, and unapologetic, larger-than-life personality were all a bit much. “When I was younger, I was mad embarrassed, cause she was always...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 11, 2021
Everyone needs a little Shulem Shtisel in their life, even if it's a different story and series.
The beloved Dov Glickman, the actor who plays "Shtisel" in the acclaimed Netflix series, trades in his rabbi clothing for Israeli Prime Minister outfitting...
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — One of the first images of “The Shrink Next Door,” the limited series premiering Friday on Apple TV+, is of a smiling man wearing a huge kippah, chatting at a party in the Hamptons.
The party, viewers will later...
I was recently asked by the mother of an old friend, "Why we do a "Jewish Joke of the Day."" I responded and she thought I should share my answer.
I believe as Jews, we love to laugh. I believe Jews love to laugh at themselves and laugh at the very...
