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Is it ever OK for Jews to host — or attend — a pig roast?
pig roasting over a fire Photo by iStock
By Beth Harpaz
July 8, 2025
Dear Bintel,
A few weeks ago I got an invitation from some new friends...
How Oct. 7 shaped a film about Zimbabwe’s Civil War
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.
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Can a kinky new Yiddish musical resurrect a lost art — and one man who got spanked to death?
The cast of “Feast of the Seven Sinners” lines up at curtain call. Photo by Clara Shapiro
By Clara Shapiro
July 5, 2025
It’s been a busy...
Why I ran away from Jewish summer camp — and never looked back
The author as a child. Courtesy of Benyamin Cohen
By Benyamin Cohen
July 3, 2025
It was 1985. The year Back to the Future came out, which...
This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses
A page depicting a Torah lesson given by an ominous-looking rabbi. Courtesy of Abrams Comics
By Roy Schwartz
July 2, 2025
Jerusalem is arguably the most contentious...