Aviv Israeli Folk Dancers perform live at their Spring Show 2022
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – For the past two years, the performing arts has been greatly affected due to a variety of limitations, including the…
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Edmonton Jewish Film Festival starts May 10 with an exciting line-up
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – It is that exciting time again, and this year the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival (EJFF) celebrates its 26th year bringing…
Ben Foster pulls no punches playing a Holocaust-survivor-turned-boxer in HBO’s new movie
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Late in HBO’s new movie “The Survivor,” star Ben Foster’s character has a moment of deep self-awareness. (It is available…
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…
Book Review: The Transformative Daf – Tractate Megillah by Rabbi Daniel Friedman
Reviewed by Shane Asbell (AJNews) – I had the pleasure recently of reading Rabbi Daniel Friedman’s book, The Transformative Daf, Tractate Megillah and it was…