The nominations for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards were announced this morning, and guess what… Fiddler on the Roof is up for an award. The winners will be announced in Los Angeles on February...
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Is My British £5 Note Kosher? Or at least Halal?
I remember back to 1857, when the British rulers of India issued gunpowder cartridges to its Hindu and Muslim soldiers that contained animal tallow as an ingredient. To use them, soldiers were...
The Jewish Roots of #GivingTuesday
Many are familiar with #BlackFriday, #SmallBusinessSaturday, and #CyberMonday. But did you know that #GivingTuesday was invented at New York City’s 92nd St Y, one of Manhattan’s Jewish...
Was Trump Win an Ice Bucket Challenge for the ADL?
The word on the street or at the minyan is that in the week between the election of Donald J. Trump as POTUS and the ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) first ever “Now is Never” conference on anti...
Rabbi… Is There A Prayer To Recite While Voting, or at least Waiting in This Long Line at the Poll?
As American citizens go to the polls across the United States and its territories and cast their votes, there have been reports of long waits, in some cases hours. So we ask, is there a prayer to...
Moving Book Wins Award, Moving Shul Blocks Traffic, Moving Pickles Get a Star, and More Newsbits
Muscle Tough The Tree in the Courtyard. Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window By Jeff Gottesfeld and Illustrated by Peter McCarty, a moving children’s book which received the honor of being named...