"Our Favorite Jews" is a new series of short stories about, well, our favorite Jews. If you have "A favorite Jew" whose story you'd like to read, email me at [email protected]
Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York...
"When I was kid, guys like me were brought up to follow codes."
The second "Sopranos" ended, all fans wanted was more. The day the music died for fans of the legendary HBO series was when the screen black at that diner, leaving Tony Soprano (the late,...
Alec Baris, Digital Engagement Associate
• Published June 29, 2021
Israeli actress and “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot has announced the arrival of a new family member on Twitter and Instagram today:
Alongside her husband, Yaron Varsano, and her two daughters, Gadot captured and shared the moment when her new baby...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published June 29, 2021
A pair of Jewish comedians — one with a local following, the other, a national one — are teaming up for a pair of shows Friday, July 9 at The Gaslight Theater.
Ophira Eisenberg, the host of NPR’s weekly comedy trivia show “Ask Me Another,”...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 28, 2021
School is out! It’s officially summer! Time for a family vacation!
From Labor Day to Memorial Day, parents and kids look forward to this time of year. I bet that you, like me, look back fondly at memories of summer family vacations. Mine include...
This article originally appeared at forward.com. Reposted with permission.
From one Brooks, how many rivers flow?
There’s a bit of trivia about the filmmaker, who turns 95 on Monday, that I often turn over in my head.
On an episode of Johnny...
“Luca,” a Disney/Pixar animated fantasy comedy film, began streaming on Disney+ on June 18. The film is set on the Italian Riviera. Luca Paguro, the star character, is a 13-year-old sea monster curious about the world above the sea. Despite warnings...
Joanna C. Valente, Kveller
• Published June 28, 2021
Today should have been Gilda Radner's 75th birthday. In honor of this, we wanted to celebrate the comic with a look back at her life and career. The following was originally published in 2018.
Gilda Radner should be a national treasure. And yet,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 28, 2021
Because his birthday, June 29th, is just one day after Mel Brooks', we thought we'd lead off with a Brooks quote about fellow comedian Richard Lewis:
"Richard Lewis may just be the Franz Kafka of modern-day comedy."
Today, is Richard Lewis' 73rd...
(JTA) — With COVID-19 infections rising in Israel, the government has reinstated some emergency measures that had been lifted when the virus was thought to have been beaten there.
Obligatory masks in all closed spaces were reintroduced Friday as...
Restaurants hold a special place in our lives. We cherish memories of the hangout we went to in high school, the posh eatery we dined at on special occasions, and that place we kept returning to when it had been too long. We’ve lost many of the St....
Faye Schulman is our 'Mensch Of The Week' and here's why.
Schulman was just 22-years old in the late summer of 1942 when Nazi troops who were occupying her town in Poland, massacred its 1,850 Jewish residents. Schulman, a photographer, was among the...
