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‘Teach me, fix me’: Nick Cannon opens up to rabbi after making anti-Semitic comments

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Published July 23, 2020

Stephen Jackson said DeSean Jackson is ‘speaking the truth’ about Jews. Black commentators say his activism is now tainted.

Gabe Friedman
Published July 9, 2020

‘An American Pickle’ trailer shows Seth Rogen plays both 1920s Jewish immigrant and his great-grandson

Gabe Friedman
Published July 6, 2020

Could this Mediterranean takeout brand named for an Arabic Israeli TV show be the restaurant of the future?

Gabe Friedman
Published July 2, 2020

4 reasons why Israel’s West Bank annexation plans aren’t happening on July 1

Gabe Friedman
Published June 30, 2020

9 powerful Jewish designs by Milton Glaser, the iconic graphic artist who died this week at 91

Gabe Friedman
Published June 28, 2020

Ramy Youssef interviews Amar’e Stoudemire about Judaism and basketball

Gabe Friedman
Published June 19, 2020

Sebastian Kurz has totally shifted Austria’s treatment of Israel. Is it because of a bromance with Benjamin Netanyahu?

Gabe Friedman
Published June 19, 2020

European Union asks US to ditch Trump peace plan and join new Middle East peace effort

Gabe Friedman
Published June 16, 2020

Universal becomes first major music label to open a branch in Israel

Gabe Friedman
Published June 16, 2020

Israel could annex parts of the West Bank on July 1. Here’s what you need to know.

Gabe Friedman
Published June 10, 2020

Eliot Engel’s bid to stay in Congress grows more troubled as Bernie Sanders endorses Jamaal Bowman

Gabe Friedman
Published June 9, 2020

How the George Floyd protests have echoed through the Jewish community

Gabe Friedman
Published June 4, 2020

Some Israeli settler leaders don’t support West Bank annexation plans, adding another obstacle for Netanyahu

Gabe Friedman
Published June 3, 2020

With his show ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky has found his true calling — being the Larry David of rap

Gabe Friedman
Published May 29, 2020

Little Richard loved Judaism

Gabe Friedman
Published May 11, 2020

Patriots’ Julian Edelman is helping raise money for Holocaust survivors

Gabe Friedman
Published May 7, 2020

The first image of Seth Rogen as a Jewish pickle maker is extremely historically accurate

Gabe Friedman
Published April 28, 2020

I cover anti-Semitism on a daily basis. This is why ‘The Plot Against America’ is the scariest show I’ve seen.

Gabe Friedman
Published April 17, 2020

The best Jewish movies and TV shows to stream in quarantine

Gabe Friedman
Published April 8, 2020

You’ve probably forgotten how good ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is. Well, now it’s on Hulu.

Gabe Friedman
Published April 3, 2020

Having a solo Passover seder? There are plenty of guides for you.

Gabe Friedman
Published March 31, 2020

For young Jews away from their families, the coronavirus puts Passover in jeopardy

Gabe Friedman
Published March 31, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival just agreed to stop fighting and join him. Here’s why.

Gabe Friedman
Published March 27, 2020

Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team made history — before the coronavirus canceled its season

Gabe Friedman
Published March 25, 2020

‘Big Brother’ Israel contestants are just being told about the extent of the coronavirus pandemic

Gabe Friedman
Published March 17, 2020

Their gigs canceled by the coronavirus, Jewish performers and educators innovate online

Gabe Friedman
Published March 13, 2020

Is ‘Hunters’ basically Jewsploitation? A JTA editor and a rabbi discuss Amazon’s Nazi-killing show.

Gabe Friedman
Published February 28, 2020

Murder or mitzvah? Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ grapples with the morality of Jews killing Nazis.

Gabe Friedman
Published February 21, 2020

A former NBA analytics guru helps a Jewish high school win its first championship in over 20 years

Gabe Friedman
Published February 18, 2020

Oxford English Dictionary adds dozens of (sometimes offensive) Jewish-themed words and phrases

Gabe Friedman
Published February 14, 2020

He’s Jewish, she’s Muslim. His jazz band’s song ‘Date a Jew’ talks about the pressures surrounding their relationship.

Gabe Friedman
Published February 11, 2020

This Jewish data whiz predicts the Oscar winners with math

Gabe Friedman
Published February 7, 2020

The key points of the Trump Middle East peace plan, explained

Gabe Friedman
Published January 28, 2020

Under Trump’s peace plan, Israel will ‘apply its laws’ to the Jordan Valley and parts of the West Bank

Gabe Friedman
Published January 28, 2020

Their romance ended. Then the duo behind Lola Marsh became Israel’s biggest indie band.

Gabe Friedman
Published January 24, 2020

Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross and Marc Maron get emotional tracing their Jewish heritage on ‘Finding Your Roots’

Gabe Friedman
Published January 22, 2020

Monty Python’s Terry Jones cut a ‘Nazi Jew’ scene in the classic comedy ‘Life of Brian’

Gabe Friedman
Published January 22, 2020

Marc Maron hints at tragic Jewish family history in ‘Finding Your Roots’ preview clip

Gabe Friedman
Published January 15, 2020

Oscars 2020 nominations: Scarlett Johansson enters elite company, Adam Sandler snubbed

Gabe Friedman
Published January 13, 2020

Golden Globes 2020: Quentin Tarantino’s Hebrew and other Jewish moments

Gabe Friedman
Published January 6, 2020

‘Christmas With Your Jewish Boyfriend’: A Jewish jazz guitarist recorded a dozen famous Christmas songs written by Jews

Gabe Friedman
Published December 18, 2019

Jersey City kosher market shooting suspects identified — 1 was Black Hebrew Israelite follower, NBC reports

Gabe Friedman
Published December 11, 2019

‘Uncut Gems’ is Adam Sandler’s Oscar moment

Gabe Friedman
Published December 9, 2019

Golden Globes 2020: The Jewish nominees

Gabe Friedman
Published December 9, 2019

Tiffany Haddish’s celebrity-filled bat mitzvah, in photos

Gabe Friedman
Published December 4, 2019

Tiffany Haddish sings ‘Hava Nagila’ on Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’

Gabe Friedman
Published December 2, 2019

Joan Nathan’s 15 favorite Jewish foods

Gabe Friedman
Published November 27, 2019

Kanye West created an opera based on a Babylonian king who enslaved Jews

Gabe Friedman
Published November 22, 2019

Haim, Jack Black and more record songs for a Hanukkah album

Gabe Friedman
Published November 13, 2019

Alex Bregman breaks a World Series home run record

Gabe Friedman
Published October 30, 2019

Harold Bloom dreamed in Yiddish until his death

Gabe Friedman
Published October 17, 2019

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivor opens up about losing her mother in the attack

Gabe Friedman
Published October 16, 2019

The all-time Jewish baseball team roster, according to an Israeli museum

Gabe Friedman
Published September 5, 2019

Israeli woman has been held in Russian jail for months on marijuana charge

Gabe Friedman
Published August 29, 2019

The Dogist, one of Instagram’s most popular dog-themed accounts, goes to Israel

Gabe Friedman
Published August 27, 2019

Bret Stephens leaves Twitter after user compares him to bedbugs

Gabe Friedman
Published August 27, 2019

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ season 3 gets trailer

Gabe Friedman
Published August 20, 2019

Rashida Tlaib gets OK to visit her grandmother in Israel, then decides against it

Gabe Friedman
Published August 16, 2019

The guys behind the movie ‘Good Boys’ are ready for their close-up

Gabe Friedman
Published August 14, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein commits suicide in jail, officials say

Gabe Friedman
Published August 10, 2019

Sandy Koufax statue to be added to Dodger Stadium

Gabe Friedman
Published July 24, 2019

Mariano Rivera is a big supporter of Israel

Gabe Friedman
Published July 10, 2019

Coldplay’s Chris Martin visits Israeli kindergarten for Jewish and Arab children

Gabe Friedman
Published July 9, 2019

NY Times surveys 21 Democratic presidential candidates on Israel’s human rights record

Gabe Friedman
Published June 19, 2019

15 past and present Patriots players accompany Robert Kraft on Israel trip

Gabe Friedman
Published June 19, 2019

Jewish gay conversion group operating under new name ordered to shut down

Gabe Friedman
Published June 13, 2019

Israeli power company urges hit video game Fortnite to stop allowing players to climb electric poles

Gabe Friedman
Published June 13, 2019

Ryan Braun breaks Hank Greenberg’s record for most home runs by a Jewish player

Gabe Friedman
Published June 11, 2019

Disturbed’s singer David Draiman slams Roger Waters and ‘his Nazi comrades’ for boycotting Israel

Gabe Friedman
Published June 5, 2019

Why so many Jews love the band Phish

Gabe Friedman
Published May 21, 2019

R.J. Barrett’s dad is a former star in the Israeli basketball league

Gabe Friedman
Published May 15, 2019

Mel Gibson’s rep says ‘Rothchild’ movie is ‘completely unrelated’ to Jewish banking family

Gabe Friedman
Published May 14, 2019

Why Jews should watch ‘Ramy,’ a new Hulu show about a millennial Muslim

Gabe Friedman
Published April 23, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Cutting aid to Israel should be ‘on the table’

Gabe Friedman
Published April 15, 2019

Rapper T-Pain walks off stage early because of rowdy crowd at Jewish youth group concert

Gabe Friedman
Published February 22, 2019

Is Julian Edelman the best Jewish football player ever?

Gabe Friedman
Published January 30, 2019

Nazi hunters’ memoir wins top national Jewish book award

Gabe Friedman
Published January 9, 2019

‘Clueless’ creator Amy Heckerling on her Jewish roots and how men have it much easier in the film industry

Gabe Friedman
Published December 28, 2018

The story behind Frank Sinatra’s yarmulke

Gabe Friedman
Published December 27, 2018

Some of the inspiring Jews we lost in 2018

Gabe Friedman
Published December 21, 2018

A new Jewish Christmas tradition: Watching ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at your local movie theater

Gabe Friedman
Published December 18, 2018

Patriots star Julian Edelman wears cleats with Hebrew on them to honor Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims

Gabe Friedman
Published December 17, 2018

Michael Cohen could get kosher matzah ball soup and rugelach in prison

Gabe Friedman
Published December 14, 2018

San Francisco JCC safely evacuated in nationwide bomb scare

Gabe Friedman
Published December 13, 2018

One of the most powerful moments in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ features a yarmulke-clad Dave Franco

Gabe Friedman
Published December 11, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is descended from Sephardic Jews

Gabe Friedman
Published December 10, 2018

Mexico City’s Jewish mayor wants to be identified by her policies, not her ethnicity

Gabe Friedman
Published December 6, 2018

He produced the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and John Mayer. Now he’s adding a rabbi’s music to his resume.

Gabe Friedman
Published November 28, 2018

Sarah Silverman brings together clergy of 5 religions for a game of H-O-R-S-E

Gabe Friedman
Published November 9, 2018

Bar Refaeli slammed for ad that shows her taking off a Muslim face covering to song about freedom

Gabe Friedman
Published November 1, 2018

Lena Dunham writing script on Syrian refugee story for Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams

Gabe Friedman
Published October 30, 2018

Pittsburgh: A city in mourning after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting

Gabe Friedman
Published October 30, 2018

Adam Sandler’s ‘Bar Mitzvah Boy’ song is the highlight of his new Netflix special

Gabe Friedman
Published October 26, 2018

Cardi B performed at an ‘epic’ bar mitzvah party

Gabe Friedman
Published October 23, 2018

Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen gets a crash course on Jewish culture

Gabe Friedman
Published October 12, 2018

Rudy Giuliani calls George Soros the ‘anti-Christ’

Gabe Friedman
Published October 8, 2018

Fans call NFL star Cam Newton’s brimless hat a yarmulke

Gabe Friedman
Published October 4, 2018

Adam Sandler sings Torah blessing on Howard Stern’s show

Gabe Friedman
Published October 3, 2018

The tragic tale of Superman’s Jewish creators, told in graphic novel form

Gabe Friedman
Published October 3, 2018