Arts & Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly of non-Jews playing Jews
Jewish characters have been played by non-Jews going back to medieval mystery plays about the crucifixion of Jesus. Since then, portrayals of Jews have...
5 Jewish superheroes you should know
Some may say that Jewish superpowers are limited to parting seas and burning oil efficiently — but the Jews themselves weren’t even the ones...
‘Dr. Ruth’ is in the house at Theater J’s reopening
Opening nights at Theater J are always buzzy. With an audience filled with high-roller supporters and machers in the Jewish community, along with long-time,...
Nation and World
The 2021 Supreme Court’s Jewish issues: Abortion, church-state separation, a painting stolen by Nazis...
The Supreme Court opened a new session of cases this week, and an array of them affect Jewish life in the United States.
But there...
Claims conference allots first-time pensions for 6,500 Holocaust survivors
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced today that first-time pensions will be allotted for Holocaust survivors who hid in...
Sheila Bromberg, Jewish harpist who was first woman to play on a Beatles album,...
Sheila Bromberg kept busy as an in-demand harpist in London in the 1960s, but when she got a request for a gig at EMI’s...
Food and Dining
Garlic season is October’s delicious secret
By Linda Morel
Because you can buy perfectly pungent garlic all year, who knew the tastiest garlic of the year is flooding markets this month?
Many...
Shouk readying 2 new locations in MoCo
Shouk, a plant-based kosher eatery, is looking to open two Montgomery County locations over the next several months.
Shouk has two locations in the District,...
Change-of-season dinners
As fall progresses, we start to say farewell to summer’s produce. However, warm temperatures may still linger well into the autumn and, just like...
