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Comedian Josh Gondelman is hilarious, but not disgusting
Photo by Mindy Tucker
By Clara Shapiro
June 30, 2025
For a man who came of age at the turn of the century, comedian Josh...
Why Jews bury books like they bury the dead
When Temple B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania closed down in 2025, Rabbi Howie Stein buried the remaining yahrzeit plaques and other Jewish objects...
Anyone who tells you that you shouldn’t meet your heroes never met Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule performing at City Winery, 2018. Photo by Getty Images
By Rebecca Karpen
June 28, 2025
It was 2017 and I was blasting Attic in my...
Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good food
Photo by Ken Goodman
By Clara Shapiro
June 27, 2025
It is a warm, wet morning in June, and we Jews (and some Gentiles, too) are...
As Mel Brooks turns 99, his wisdom matters more than ever
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, performing The 2000 Year Old Man in Los Angeles, California in 1967. Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images
By Talya Zax
June...