Sorry, ‘Dougie’ fans: Doug Emhoff is now going by Douglas Emhoff, second gentleman “The goofiness is a bit of a persona,” one former Biden-Harris campaign staffer told Politico. “He actually is a very serious person.” By Gabe Friedman April 22, 2021 5:08 pm
Jewish rocker Ezra Furman announces she’s a woman — and a mom “This has not been an easy journey,” wrote the acclaimed musician, who often references her Judaism in her indie rock songs. April 22, 2021 5:02 pm from Kveller This link opens in a new window
Hasidic sailor does not have to shave his beard, federal judge rules Edmund Di Liscia, a petty officer 3rd class in the Navy, is arguing that he has a waiver for religious reasons. April 20, 2021 9:54 am
A year into the pandemic, Conservative Jews consider whether to make Zoom prayer permanent By Ben Harris April 8, 2021 1:46 pm
‘Not too late to show gratitude’: First housing project for elderly rescuers who saved Jews in the Holocaust launches in Belarus By Cnaan Liphshiz April 7, 2021 3:39 pm
This chef, born next to a Minsk matzah factory, is delivering meals to Holocaust survivors By Shira Hanau April 5, 2021 11:19 am
Meet the 27-year-old amplifying the sounds of the Borscht Belt (and listen to his favorite Yiddish songs) By Andrew Silow-Carroll April 2, 2021 10:07 am
How Duolingo created a Yiddish course with a secular scholar and Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn By Gabe Friedman April 1, 2021 5:01 pm
Christian Passover seder with challah braided in the shape of a cross draws Twitter anger By Gabe Friedman March 30, 2021 10:46 am
A matzah NFT: Clubhouse and BuzzFeed’s Passover event will feature a digital afikomen By Gabe Friedman March 26, 2021 3:05 pm