How Pixar’s ‘Soul’ borrows from an ancient Jewish idea
by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick (JTA) — Pixar’s “Soul,” released on Friday on Disney+, is a tender balm of a movie about an aspiring jazz musician…
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Covid Diversions: It’s starting to look a lot like Chanukah
Compiled by Michele Doctoroff (AJNews) – For the past eight months, Michele Doctoroff has been sharing collections of Jewish content COVID diversions that she calls…
7 especially Jewish ‘Jeopardy!’ moments from Alex Trebek’s 36 years as host
BY PHILISSA CRAMER NOVEMBER 8, 2020 4:38 PM (JTA) — Alex Trebek, the beloved baritone host of “Jeopardy!,” died of pancreatic cancer Sunday at 80. In his 36…
‘The Great British Baking Show’ has a Jewish dessert problem
by Shannon Sarna This article originally appeared in The Nosher. What is going on with “The Great British Baking Show”?! For the past two weeks…
‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history
by Emily Burack (JTA) — “Schitt’s Creek,” the show co-created by the father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the Emmy Awards on Sunday night…