This week in New York City, a funny play by a Weinstein about sex and holy land will open (as mentioned below) at the Fringe Fest. But while the play’s author was busy writing and editing a...
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Nachas with Those Nachos
When I read the New York Times weddings announcement for Dr. Sarah Sternklar amd Marvin Davis in 1996, I had no inkling that they would produce such a mensch. Sternklar, a psychoanalyst...
Jewish Timbits from WoodStock 1969
Forty years ago this week, half a million youth ascended to the Catskills region of New York for what became three days of music and more at the Woodstock festival. A film based on the event will...
Jews in the Mornin’ News
Some Jewish students in Southern New Jersey were surprised to find federal agents removing some data from the Deal Yeshiva Jack and Rachel Adjmi Learning Center this morning. In a coordinated effort...
From SouthLeb to SouthMeaShe to SouthPTikva
From South Lebanon to South Mea Shearim to the field of South P Tikva… it, sadly, all seems the same. As Jewish Maccabia athletes from around the world — from New York to Mumbai, and from...
A News Round-Up
According to the Project on Excellence in Journalism, last week, a third of the stories on U.S. TV were about Iran pre-death, but after the death of Michael Jackson, 93% of cable news programming was...
Was ‘Heart of Jenin’ Heartless or Heartfelt?
Last evening in those few American households that chose not to watch another CNN package on Michael Jackson, Wide Angle broadcast “Heart of Jenin” on many PBS stations. The documentary...
What’s New in Kosher Foods? Part 1
The 55th annual Fancy Food and Confectionary Show came to NYC in the past week, with its over 24,000 attendees and over 1,000 vendors of upscale candies and foodstuffs. And one thing was noticeable...