HOJMI officially welcomes Rabbi Nisan and Hannah Andrews on Feb. 26
by Marina Segal (AJNews) – Whenever Rabbi Nisan Andrews comes to work at House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel (HOJMI), the TV show theme music of Welcome…
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Michael Twitty’s ‘Koshersoul,’ a memoir of food and identity, named Jewish book of the year
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — “Koshersoul,” chef Michael W. Twitty’s memoir about his career fusing Jewish and African-American culinary histories, was named the Jewish book…
JAC Chanukah: Shining a light with a shot of vodka
by David Sklar (AJNews) – Thank you Sammy Cohen and Jule Styne so letting me edit their famous lyrics. As most of the writers…
Steven Spielberg on ‘Fabelmans’ Golden Globe: My mom is ‘up there kvelling’
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Steven Spielberg said he was the sixth-happiest person in the world after he won best director at this year’s Golden…
Laurie Wohl “Unweaves” the World: She’s the featured guest on Art & Scroll Studio Jan. 18
by Shelley Werner (AJNews) – Laurie Wohl does the opposite of what you would expect from a fibre artist. Using spiritual narratives found in various…