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…
Arts
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…
Billy Crystal plays a rabbi for the first time in this indie drama
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — On the surface, “Untogether” is a drama about a pair of young women struggling to come into their own as…
In ‘To Dust,’ a Hasidic cantor and a biology teacher played by Matthew Broderick are quite the odd couple
by Curt Schleier (JTA) — A Hasidic cantor and a jaded community college biology teacher don’t seem like two individuals who would be fast friends….