Jon Stewart looks back at his Jewish moments
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) – For years it has been written about, and on the night of July 23 it was sealed: Jon Stewart is…
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James Franco to have bar mitzvah, with help from Seth Rogen
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — James Franco may be 37, but he isn’t yet a man in the Jewish tradition: The popular actor never had a…
How to make a Shiva Call after a tragedy
By Amanda Bradley (Kveller via JTA) — Every shiva is hard, but some are harder than others. Recently I went to the latter: a shiva for our friend who was…
Op-Ed: For black Orthodox Jews, constant racism is exhausting
By Chava Shervington NEW YORK (JTA) – When I was 24, an Orthodox matchmaker tried to set me up on a date with a man…
Farrel Greenspan offers four tips for your emotional well-being
by Farrel Greenspan All people feel struggle when they are attempting to commit to something new in the long term. It is a fact in…