Josh Gad honors his Holocaust survivor grandparents with role in ‘Marshall’
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Actor Josh Gad may be best known for voicing Olaf in the animated Disney hit “Frozen” and originating the role…
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Mark Feuerstein dishes on his very Jewy new sitcom, ‘9JKL’
By Cindy Sher CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA) — A grown man moves into a New York apartment sandwiched between his meddlesome, boundary-less parents on one side…
Punk bands prove shofar isn’t just for the High Holidays
By Michael Croland (JTA) — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom…
Beth Israel hosted a great day of golf
By: Dr. Stan Kitay and Mike Zabludowski, Co-Chairs (EJNews) – On Thursday, August 17, 2017, 35 golfers and over a dozen volunteers had a terrific…
Rabbi Kliel Rose: An Accounting of the Soul
by Rabbi Kliel Rose (EJNews) – Shalom U’vracha! The month of Elul initiates our spiritual preparations for the New Year. Leading up to the Yamim Noraim,…