Peace talks begin, vigilante justice for an alleged child molester in Israel, kosher food goes fancy with Jewish food expert Gil Marks, and the history of Borscht Belt comedy is explored in the...
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Reactions to the news of renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks; Israeli quilt artist Maya Haimovich comes to America; one-man show “Buyer and Cellar,” starring Michael Urie, takes the...
The Protest Against Brooklyn DA’s Office for Sam Kellner
Protest supporting Sam Kellner, anti-sex abuse advocate in the ultra-Orthodox community; Israel attacks Syrian arms site; a new documentary by director Arik Bernstein tells Israeli history through...
There’s a New President of Iran: What are His Nuclear Ambitions?
New Iranian president; Jewish comedian Bruce Vilanch takes the stage; Texas-style barbecue goes kosher with the Hakadosh BBQ food truck; Yiddish is revived through performance and a new documentary...
Israel Now in Outright Military Conflict With Syria’s Assad
Latest developments in the escalating conflict between Israel and Syria; Slate’s “Dear Prudence” columnist, Emily Yoffe, discusses Jewish influences on her approach to giving...
First Legal Women’s Prayer Service at the Western Wall in Decades
Protest gets violent at Women of the Wall’s first prayer service at the Kotel after landmark court decision; will conflict escalate in the Middle East after Israel’s strike on Syria?;...
Israel Increasingly Ensnared in Syrian Civil War
Reactions to Israel’s strike of Syria; Jewish community unites against sex trafficking; Jewish billionaire-philanthropist Michael Steinhardt auctions off Judaica collection at Sotheby’s;...
Women’s Prayer Services Now Legal at the Western Wall
New court decision for women at the Western Wall; progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, via the Arab League; Israeli designer Elie Tahari’s unlikely journey to the heights of the fashion...