HBO to produce comedy series about Hasidic rapper Nissim Black
by Caleb Guedes-Reed (JTA) – HBO Max is currently producing a new comedy series based on the life of former gang member-turned-Hasidic-rapper Nissim Black. It…
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From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Not Dead Yet
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In an after-dinner conversation between two Babylonian sages, Rav Nahman invited his colleague Rabbi Isaac to share a Torah insight….
Golden Globes 2022: Andrew Garfield, and Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story,’ win big
by Shira Hanau, Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Golden Globes fans may have noticed something different this year: The annual entertainment awards were not announced on…
At University of Chicago’s 75th Latke-Hamantash Debate, a little bit of history and a lot of ‘noshalogical’ theories
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — Since its founding in 1890, the University of Chicago has been a hub of scholarship and rigorous debate on numerous…
Susie Essman, TV’s most outrageous Jewish mother, talks ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and cancel culture
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — On the wall of Susie Essman’s powder room hangs a giant portrait of herself. Actually, the portrait is of Susie…