jewish Archives

07 Mar

Culture

People of the Jungle Book

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
1 comment

Robert Sherman, half of the brotherly duo that wrote songs for Disney movies like "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "The Sword in the Stone" among...

28 Oct

Culture

A Very Jewish Halloween

October 16, 2021
By Sala Levin
3 comments

by Sala Levin Halloween approacheth, and with it the opportunity to impress your friends with the wittiness and originality of your costume. Or--if you're like this...

17 Oct

Religion

Losing (and Finding) My Religion

October 17, 2011
By Sala Levin
2 comments

by Maddie Ulanow It’s always interesting when, on a particular Friday night, we get a new high turnout of students for the weekly Shabbat services -...

21 Sep

Culture, History, topics

The Long and Winding Road to Interfaith Dialogue

September 21, 2011
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Steven Philp While the media spent the morning of September 11 replaying footage of the terrorist attacks of that day in 2001, small groups of...

20 Sep

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

A Boy Named David

July 13, 2023
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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by Symi Rom-Rymer David, the recently released feature film directed by Joel Fendelman and written by Fendelman and Patrick Daly, sets out to tell one story,...

09 Sep

Culture, Religion

Kosher Hip-Hop

September 9, 2011
By elisniv
9 comments

By Adina Rosenthal There’s a new, up-and-coming Hasidic hip-hop artist on the block. Nosson Zand is a Boston-born musician who takes pride in the positive and...

06 Sep

Uncategorized

The Jew With Two "Beards"

September 6, 2011
By elisniv
1 comment

By Steven Philp To their neighbors they look like every other Orthodox Jewish couple, a man and woman married for five years with two children in...

06 Sep

Uncategorized

The Jew With Two “Beards”

September 6, 2011
By navid
2 comments

By Steven Philp To their neighbors they look like every other Orthodox Jewish couple, a man and woman married for five years with two children in...

01 Sep

Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine

Singing a New Song

September 1, 2011
By elisniv
1 comment

By Steven Philp It goes without saying that these are trying times. Yet it is in the face of crisis that humankind produces its best music,...

30 Aug

Uncategorized

Egypt on the Edge

August 30, 2011
By elisniv
4 comments

By Adina RosenthalTensions in the Middle East have sadly reached a familiar high. Recently, Gaza militants ambushed Israeli vehicles in southern Israel near Eilat, killing...

24 Aug

Culture

Adding a Little Color to Summer Camp

August 24, 2011
By elisniv
1 comment

by Steven Philp For centuries Jews have been the target of damaging stereotypes; yet in our effort to battle unfavorable myths, sometimes we overlook our own...

12 Aug

Culture, topics

Israel Takes on Wikimania

August 12, 2011
By Sala Levin
1 comment

by Charles Kopel “Education is a human right,” declared Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner to an applauding crowd of six hundred last week in the...