5 easy ways to get the smell of fried latkes out of your house
by Shannon Sarna (This article originally appeared in The Nosher.) – Everyone loves eating latkes. Some people don’t even mind frying the latkes. Almost everyone loathes…
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Meet the rabbi-and-sabermetrician duo behind Virtual Dreidel, a game made for pandemic Hanukkah
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Back in the spring, when Jewish camps all canceled their summer sessions seemingly overnight, Rabbi Shayna Golkow knew she wanted to…
The lights of Chanukah will continue to shine – this year’s giant candlelighting can be viewed on zoom
By Rabbi Ari Drelich (AJNews) – Despite the darkness that prevails at present around the world, the bright lights of Chanukah will continue to shine…
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ is 25 years old. Here’s a primer on its Jewish protagonist and Hollywood’s other Jewish gangsters.
By Stephen Silver (JTA) — “Casino,” Martin Scorsese’s examination of the mob’s control of Las Vegas in the 1960s and 70s, debuted in theaters on…
Covid Diversions: It’s starting to look a lot like Chanukah
Compiled by Michele Doctoroff (AJNews) – For the past eight months, Michele Doctoroff has been sharing collections of Jewish content COVID diversions that she calls…