Lior Zaltzman, The Kveller
• Published August 29, 2021
Mandy Patinkin just keeps proving that the “m” in his name stands for mensch. In a kind and deeply human video posted to the personal TikTok account he shares with his wife, Kathryn Grody (wonderfully named @mandypatinktok), as well as their Instagram...
Harley Hammerman, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published August 29, 2021
Have you ever wondered what happened to that restaurant you once loved and have memories of dining at with your family and friends? We did! There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to celebrating the restaurants of our past. We are partnering...
Kristina Gaddy and Edited by Brendan Spiegel & Noah Rosenberg
• Published August 28, 2021
A 1930s writing contest celebrates the inspiring endurance of the teenage spirit — in the form of heart-bursting crushes, angsty soul-searching and secret sexcapades.
(JTA) — It was a quiet Shabbat afternoon when the frustration that had been building up inside Michal Schick spilled out in a song.
For months, Schick had been keeping a tally in her head — and sometimes on Twitter, where the New York City screenwriter...
THE ST. LOUIS KAPLAN HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 24, 2021
Since 1979, Vida “Sister” Goldman Prince has been Chairman of the Oral Histories Project, at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. The project is dedicated to recording and preserving audio interviews of not only Holocaust Survivors,...
Johanna Kovitz, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published August 24, 2021
YiddishWit.com is a collection of Yiddish proverbs and sayings and expressions that are published in Yiddish and that lend themselves to illustration. The illustrations are created by Johanna Kovitz, and are adaptations and recombinations of existing...
This month marks the centennial of the first live radio broadcast of a Major League Baseball game. Which provides as good excuse as any to examine the tragicomic lore of a century of Jewish baseball announcers.
Setting a precedent was Albert Stark,...
Team JONJ, In partnership with the Jewish Light
• Published August 15, 2021
It’s a right of Jewish passage to wonder who out there in the world is Jewish too, especially famous people like actors, singers, athletes, and even social media stars and YouTubers. It’s just something we do.
So, to better answer the question...
#tweetyourshabbat is a global movement founded by Carly Pildis, celebrating the struggle and joy of getting Shabbat on the table every week. This is a place for real dinners and real conversations about Jewish life. Join us at Forward in sharing what...
Howard Wasserman, Adventures in Kosher Cooking
• Published August 11, 2021
The Hebrew word “kosher” means fit or proper as it relates to Jewish dietary law. Kosher foods are permitted to be eaten and can be used as ingredients in the production of additional food items.
And when it comes to Kosher cooking,...
Some 23-years ago, the world stopped spinning when Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer graced the small screen for the last time in the series finale of Seinfeld. (“Last time,” of course, being relative; the show has a notoriously successful syndication...
When we all can shoot movies and take photos anywhere at any time with our smartphones, it's hard to believe there was once a time when we had to wait to see our photos. Remember photomats? Remember film?
Even as far back as 1948, the idea of instant...
