When Rabbi David Wallach was looking for an institution to help him become a better Jewish day school teacher, he was frustrated to find that most of the places he researched offered either training in Jewish studies or general teacher training. It was...

A world-famous Israeli actor spying for the Mossad. Sounds crazy, no? In news that may either shock you or come as wholly unsurprising, Haaretz reports that Chaim Topol, the star of 1971’s Fiddler on the Roof film and for decade’s Israel’s...

This week we observe Yom HaShoah and commemorate the unimaginable amount of lives lost during the Holocaust. The Hannah Senesh poem “Eili, Eili” is a powerful reminder that life goes on, and this timeless setting of these words by David Zehavi...

(JTA) — Before “Say Yes to the Dress” brought Kleinfeld Bridal to the attention of more than 1.5 million households across America every week, a Holocaust survivor named Hedda Kleinfeld revolutionized the bridal industry, bringing it to life with...

I have been talking to many people in the arts about their specific programs and quite a few bring up their artist-in-residency programs. Grant Benoit, director of education at Craft Alliance, talked about the special residency program at his arts institution. “Craft...

Mrs. Midge Maisel has always struggled with her identity. She’s a dutiful-ish mother and talented homemaker, but also a standup comic who roasts her family each night. She’s charming, lovable, peppy and independent, but also pushy and prone to tantrums...

An old man lays down his prayer tassels, his tzitzit, in front of a tax collector. They are, he says, the most valuable thing he has. But he’s not trying to pay off his debt; they are simply a gift. “It wasn’t about the tassels — they’re...

Supporting women every day is just part of the shared missions of the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis, and Procure at City Foundry STL. Procure is a new type of shopping experience that supports a collection of small, women-owned brands. The...

(JTA) — Perhaps the greatest influence on Al Jaffee, known to readers of Mad Magazine as the creator of the “Fold-In,” was the time he spent living in a Lithuanian shtetl as a child. Jaffee had been born in Savannah, Georgia, but returned to...

Well, time flies, doesn't it? Here we are again, at the start of the American Mah Jongg year, and it's time to learn the new 2023 National Mah Jongg League card. Just when we were all getting comfortable and feeling as though we'd finally mastered the...

For an Israeli filmmaking couple, the decision to create a documentary of Ari Nagel, the infamous “Sperminator” who’s fathered more than 130 kids, came from a deeply personal debate. “I think that as a couple living in Israel who’ve reached...

Welcome to the next installment of our Beginner's Guide to this wonderful game presented by I Love Mahj! Last week you were introduced to the 152 tiles that make up an American Mah Jongg set. This week we'll focus on the Official Standard Hands and...