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Peace Talks Get Started, and What’s Kosher at the Fancy Food Show

Peace talks begin, vigilante justice for an alleged child molester in Israel, kosher food goes fancy with Jewish food expert Gil Marks, and the history of Borscht Belt comedy is explored in the documentary “When Comedy Went to School.”

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The Internet Project That Could Change Jewish Learning Forever

Reactions to the news of renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks; Israeli quilt artist Maya Haimovich comes to America; one-man show “Buyer and Cellar,” starring Michael Urie, takes the audience inside Barbra Streisand’s home; and co-creator of Sefaria.org, Joshua Foer, talks about … Continue reading

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The Protest Against Brooklyn DA’s Office for Sam Kellner

Protest supporting Sam Kellner, anti-sex abuse advocate in the ultra-Orthodox community; Israel attacks Syrian arms site; a new documentary by director Arik Bernstein tells Israeli history through home movies; the 26-year-old, award-winning author of The People of Forever Are Not … Continue reading

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Who’s Going To Drive You Home?

I’ve never forgotten Rachel. In the fall of 1988, while beginning UCLA with a head full of Calculus, I paused to reminisce about the brunette I met in Gladstone, Australia in the last few months of 1984: Drive Who’s going … Continue reading

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There’s a New President of Iran: What are His Nuclear Ambitions?

New Iranian president; Jewish comedian Bruce Vilanch takes the stage; Texas-style barbecue goes kosher with the Hakadosh BBQ food truck; Yiddish is revived through performance and a new documentary, “Yiddish: A Tale of Survival.”

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