A Jewish guide to the 2019 Oscars
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The Oscars are a mess. Hollywood’s biggest night will be held on February 24, 2019 but it still does not…
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Mah jongg isn’t just a game. It’s a way of life.
by Jessica Turnoff Ferrari (This article originally appeared on Kveller.) For Jewish women of a certain age, playing mah jongg is as inevitable as eating Chinese…
Spike Lee: The Jewish character in ‘BlacKkKlansman’ added a lot of ‘complexity’ to the film
by Naomi Pfefferman (JTA) — In one of the pivotal scenes of Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated film “BlacKkKlansman,” Ron Stallworth, the first black cop on the…
Julian Edelman shaves beard during taping of ‘The Ellen Show’
by Marcy Oster (JTA) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman arrived on set to tape a segment of “The Ellen Show” sporting his…
Should Jews Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
by Rabbi Mike Uram (My Jewish Learning) – There is nothing about the contemporary traditions of Valentine’s Day — cards, flowers, chocolate –that seems overtly religious. But…