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This Jewish comedian has been helping rabbis nail their delivery on their High Holidays...
By Philissa Cramer
When the pandemic began, Alex Edelman was in the middle of a standup comedy tour of the United Kingdom, where he was...
Who’s muted right now anyway? D.C.’s Jewish improv comics take to Zoom
Before toilet paper shortages, mask etiquette, hand sanitizer and bleach wipes became a fixation for Washingtonians, Elizabeth Leff was elucidating a much older neurosis:...
In Netflix’s ‘Away,’ Ato Essandoh is an African- British-Jewish astronaut
By Gabe Friedman
Ato Essandoh isn’t Jewish, or British, or an astronaut — but he plays an African-British-Jewish astronaut on TV.
In Netflix’s new hit drama...
Nation and World
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg went from the Notorious RBG to Ruth the Tzaddik
Many Americans have been paying tribute to the popularized version of Ruth Bader Ginsberg — the feisty workout-devoted octogenarian Supreme Court justice who had...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87
By Sarah Wildman
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, has died...
Israel signs treaties with UAE and Bahrain in White House ceremony
Israel signed peace treaties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump calling the moment...
Food and Dining
7 tips for staying healthy during the Yom Kippur fast
By Dr. Tzvi Dwolatzky
There is a marked difference between the intended feeling of being uncomfortable with not eating or drinking for 25 hours and...
Non-traditional sweets to break the fast
In many Sephardic cultures, the first bite to break the fast is traditionally something sweet — a piece of cake, dried fruit, sugared nuts,...
The joys of a Persian Rosh Hashanah seder
By Donna Maher
I don’t need to remind you of all the reasons that 2020 has been an incredibly rough year. We could all use...
