From the sources: Oh give me a home…
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – When the Bible wanted to convey the idea of extraordinary strength, one of its favourite images was an animal called…
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Confused about Judaism’s view on the afterlife? Start by watching ‘The Good Place.’
By Penina Beede (JTA) — The afterlife is not a major point of discussion in Jewish thought. Religious Jewish texts focus on the life one…
This Jewish Dad Wrote the Perfect ‘Hamilton’ Pandemic Parody
By Lior Zaltzman (Kveller via JTA) – I write about a lot of parodies here at Kveller. Many of them are excellent, but none have hit me in…
With a nod to Carl Reiner, ‘My Favorite Year’ recalls the infancy of TV sketch comedy
by Marc Brodsky Social distancing and staying inside is hard. Thankfully, accessing good things to watch during this time is not. This is the 14th…
Let’s Break Down the Trailer for Seth Rogen’s ‘An American Pickle’
By Emily Burack (Alma) – On July 3, history happened: The trailer for An American Pickle, officially known as Seth Rogen’s Yiddish pickle film, dropped. The HBO…