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…
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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….
Pomegranate roasted carrots with sumac is an easy and impressive side dish
by Leanne Shor This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Roasting vegetables is one of the easiest ways to prepare vegetables, not to mention the most…
Roma, the Mexico City setting of Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar frontrunner, used to be a Jewish neighborhood
by Alan Grabinsky MEXICO CITY (JTA) — Alfonso Cuaron’s film “Roma” has already won two Golden Globes, and many think it will be the first…
A collection of Yiddish songs was thought lost forever. Now they’ve been nominated for a Grammy.
by Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — In the despair of the Soviet Union’s fierce World War II battles against the Nazis, a 42-year-old Jewish man from…