Book Review: “I Am Not a Spy” by Michael Bassin Remember when you first read 3-time Pulitzer prize winner Thomas Friedman’s From Beirut to Jerusalem? If you read it while the...
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Dough: A Movie for our times?
The “odd couple” is a tried and true formula when crafting a compelling story. In that vein, “Dough,” through a series of unfortunate events, pairs an old, white, widowed...
The Day Lil Dicky Dodged a Bullet
“Molly” is Jewish rapper and aspiring model Lil Dicky’s latest video. It’s actually pretty clever – at first you think Dicky’s about to get married, but once the...
The State of The Jews: Interfaith Relationship Hanukkah Gifts
This video is described quite simply as follows: “A shiksa tries to celebrate Hanukkah with her Jewish boyfriend and things go awry.” To say the least. This is funny but if you’re...
Death in a House of Worship: Contextualizing Hate
Guest Post by Tara Dominic “In nomine Patris,” intoned my grandfather, patiently. Eight years old, perched on the arm of his favorite sitting chair, I responded, “In the name of the...
Natalie Portman has a Boy! Will there be a Bris?
Natalie Portman, the Jerusalem-born Oscar winner, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on June 14. The boy’s name hasn’t been announced and the suspicion is that, in keeping with Jewish...
Rachel Weisz leaves Darren Aronofsky. Takes up with Daniel Craig.
When Rachel Weisz, 39, announced last month that she was ending her nine-year relationship with her husband, producer Darren Aronofsky, there was some speculation that she may have been swayed in...
Multifaith Hanukkah
I think the kids call it Chrismukkah – a unique modern day holiday celebration that combines Hanukkah and Christmas for those families that have members of the Christian and/or Jewish...