The most recent American high school murders in Parkland, Florida have gripped Jewish and other communities with an intensity not seen since Sandy Hook in 2012. Many Friday night Sabbath services...
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Superbowl Preview: 3 of The Superbowl’s Jewish Ads
In the United States, NBC is set to broadcast Super Bowl LII (52) from Minneapolis, MN on Sunday evening, February 4, 2018. The cost of a 30 second ad exceeds $5 million. There will be about 100...
Shabbos and Scathing Jewish Doc Win at Sundance 2018
THE STORY LIVES IN YOU. That was the slogan for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Among the highlights and awards winners were Shabbos… and a documentary on three Jewish children who were...
#OscarsSoSwedish – Israeli Entry Doesn’t Make The Cut
The Israeli film, Foxtrot, Israel’s entry to the 2018 Oscars was not selected as a nominee this morning. A winner of a Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival and...
The Sparkle Shabbat Drag Havdalah of Northampton Mass
A Jewish day school in Western Mass, home to Smith College, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and UMass-Amherst is hosting a very creative havdalah this weekend, after Parsha BO is recited. It is a family...
Did NYT Op-Ed Propose Banning Jews and Other NewBits
Bret Stephens, in a January 18, 2018 Op-Ed in The New York Times, proposes banning Jews in “A Modest Immigration Proposal: Ban Jews.” I assume he is making a historical reference to...