Josh Gad honors his Holocaust survivor grandparents with role in ‘Marshall’
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Actor Josh Gad may be best known for voicing Olaf in the animated Disney hit “Frozen” and originating the role…
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Sukkot: Spiced Lamb and Butternut Squash Burekas Recipe
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — By the time Sukkot arrives, and we are three weeks into nonstop Jewish holiday mode, some people might be…
This Panoramic Sukkah re-creates Jerusalem in your backyard
By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — When it comes to Sukkot, the weeklong festival in which Jews live and eat in temporary huts known as sukkahs,…
Canada at long last opens national Holocaust memorial
MONTREAL (JTA) — Canada inaugurated a national Holocaust memorial in Ottawa as its government reportedly readied itself to formally apologize for turning away 900 European…
Why some rabbis used their High Holiday sermons to bash Trump – and others demurred
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — As spiritual leader of one of the most widely known Reform synagogues in America, Rabbi Joshua Davidson tries not to…