Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Melissa Bank, whose stories of flawed, funny Jewish heroines searching for love and fulfillment won over readers’ hearts around the…
Entertainment
Meraki Cuisine’s Chef Amanda Lambert: She believed and so she did!
By Debbie Lambert (AJNews) – When Chef Amanda Lambert was asked to contribute to this issue of AJN, featuring ‘Empowering Women,’ she jumped on it!…
NBA star Joel Embiid goes viral for dancing the hora at Jewish friend’s wedding
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — NBA star Joel Embiid is an enormous man — around 7 feet tall and 280 pounds, to give an idea….
Calgary twins representing Canada at Maccabiah Games
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Calgary twins Nick and Conaire Taub are representing Canada at this year’s Maccabiah Games from July 12 – 26 in…
Andrew Garfield, Julia Garner and Adrien Brody make this year’s long list of Jewish Emmy nominees
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Jewish TV shows and performers are well represented on the list of 2022 Emmy nominations, with actors including Seth Rogen,…