(JTA) — When Rivka Taub Rivera decided to apply for a religious exemption to New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers, she didn’t turn to the rabbis of Borough Park, the Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn where she lives. Instead, she asked...

Alicia Silverstone has had a long and varied career in the public eye, from her star-making turn in the 1995 film “Clueless” to her reemergence a decade later as a vegan and animal rights activist. Silverstone’s father was born Jewish on October...

The story of the men of X Troop, the real "Inglorious Basterds," is being told in a new book, and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum has created a special virtual event, with the book's author on October 14. After years of extensive research,...

Corey Stoll is one of those "oh, it's that guy" actors, a face that both moviegoers and television show lovers will recognize without knowing the name. Imagine seeing that really charismatic friend at a party but you don't know their name, so you just...

The title of Jon Stewart’s new show might have had a double-meaning for almost anyone else. “The Problem with Jon Stewart” sounds like the beginning of a rant by your conservative uncle, or maybe a gripe from a pedantic comedy critic. In its...

For more than 60 years, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington has been recording the Jewish story of the nation’s capital. Next year, that story will be available for all to peruse in the new Capital Jewish Museum — a Washington...

Every week, one section of the Torah, known as the Torah portion or "Parsha" is designated as a focus of Jewish study and is read aloud in synagogue that Shabbat. The first mention of a scheduled Torah-reading cycle appears in the Bible, in Deuteronomy,...

Rodney Dangerfield got no respect. When he was born, the doctor told his mother, “I did all I could, but he pulled through anyway.” Just listen to the guy: When he was a kid, too—no respect. His parents got divorced. They had a custody fight over...

Internationally recognized as one of today's most acclaimed and admired pianists, Yefim Bronfman stands among a handful of artists regularly sought by festivals, orchestras, conductors, and recital series. His commanding technique, power, and exceptional...

Long before he signed on to play Flash, aka Barry Allen in the DC movie universe, Ezra Miller stole the screen in a 2012 drama called "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Directed by Stephen Chbosky, who wrote the book and also directed the recent "Dear...

(JTA) — “Saturday Night Live” announced that Jewish comedian Sarah Sherman will be joining its cast for its upcoming 47th season. Sherman’s stage name is Sarah Squirm, a reference to her grotesque, R-rated live “Helltrap Nightmare” comedy...