In ‘Radically Amazed,’ contemporary Jewish artists share show at Bender JCC
What does it mean to be a Jewish artist in the 21st century? The current art show at the Bender Jewish Community Center of...
Meet the Sisters Behind the Two New ’90s Jewish American Girl Dolls
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
As children in upstate New York, twin sisters Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy went to Hebrew school three days a week,...
A very 2023 history of Jewish delis in America
There’s a lot of nostalgia to behold on a tour of “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” a historical view of Jewish delicatessens in America,...
Ladies and Gents, it’s the Grayden Goldman Bar Mitzvah Show!
Bimah — the focal point of the synagogue where the Torah is read and the rabbi stands — means “stage.”
In December, 13-year-old Grayden Goldman...
YIVO Institute of Jewish Research Opens its Gates to a Welcoming World
Dovid Zaklikowski
The bright hallways, expansive staircases and sleek sofas don’t reveal what is beyond the glass doors at the Center for Jewish History in...
Old time music meets Jewish heritage
Nefesh Mountain is described as the place where American bluegrass and old-time music meet with Jewish heritage and tradition.
Singer Doni Zasloff with her husband,...
Burt Bacharach, sophisticated Jewish hitmaker of the ’60s and ’70s, dies at 94
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
Songwriter Burt Bacharach, who with his longtime lyricist Hal David turned out a string of hits in the 1960s and ’70s...
Late Winter Arts Preview
Escape the winter weather with these bright performances and activities. All around the Washington area, organizations are hosting Jewish arts events varying from film...
Sasha Olinick finds connections between his theater work and Judaism
Takoma Park-based actor Sasha Olinick finds his work in the rehearsal room and on stage has deep connections to his Judaism.
“The idea of storytelling...
Apples to Apples
Review
“Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple” by Azzan Yadin-Israel. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2022. 181 pages....
