Culture

New children’s books for Hanukkah channel 2024’s unusual Christmas convergence

Also out this year: a picture book about a unique menorah used at the White House.

By Penny Schwartz December 6, 2024 11:46 am

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The Other Israel Film Festival, spotlighting ‘marginalized voices’ in the country, is back in NYC this year with a hopeful message

Last year’s festival, which was scheduled for early November, was indefinitely postponed following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

December 4, 2024 3:42 pm

Jake retzlaff in a Manischewitz jersey

BYU’s star Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff scores sponsorship deal with Manischewitz

Retzlaff is the first athlete to reach a deal with the iconic Jewish food brand.

December 4, 2024 2:12 pm

Yair Keydar, Joey McIntyre

The 11-year-old son of a cantor makes a splashy NYC theater debut in ‘Drag: The Musical’

By Steve North December 2, 2024 3:18 pm

"Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down)," by painter Jean-Léon Gérôme. (Public domain)

There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

By Luke Tress November 23, 2024 10:45 pm

92 Y DANCE CLASS

On your feet! 92NY celebrates a legacy of Jews and dance

By Lisa Traiger November 22, 2024 1:37 pm

Sam Salz

Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews

By Jacob Gurvis November 22, 2024 11:32 am

The full "Merchant of Venice" cast

A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them

By Joseph Strauss November 21, 2024 12:30 pm

A shooting range

Teen Fellowship

In Dallas, these Jewish teens understand the appeal of gun ownership

By Aria Knepler-Pearl November 21, 2024 11:00 am

Hulu’s ‘The Honorable Shyne’ documents the Jewish rapper’s beef with Diddy and new life as a politician in Belize

By Stephen Silver November 19, 2024 10:00 am

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