Rob Reiner, the son of a Jewish comedy giant who went on to become one himself, as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,”... Read more »
Hanukkah is already a deeply sensory holiday. There is the smell of frying latkes, the shine of chocolate gelt, the glow of candles that get a little shorter and a little waxier... Read more »
Last year, Hallmark released “Leah’s Perfect Gift,” which centered on Leah, a Jewish woman, celebrating Christmas with her non-Jewish boyfriend’s family for the first time. Throughout the film, she struggles to understand... Read more »
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Police in Rhode Island said Sunday that they had a suspect in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two... Read more »
An active shooter situation at Sydney’s Bondi Beach prompted law enforcement deployment Sunday evening just after 7 p.m. , with reports indicating it happened at or near the event held by the... Read more »
Hanukkah — or Chanukah, both are common spellings — is taking place between Dec. 14 and Dec. 22 in 2025. The Jewish Festival of Lights is an eight-day holiday commemorating the ancient... Read more »
She went into the enemy camp with a wheel of cheese and a jug of wine, and left with a man’s head in a bag. Her name was Judith, a determined widow... Read more »
Place of birth: Lebanon. Formative experience: The civil wars of the 1970s. Childhood memory: Hatred toward the Jewish state. With opening data like these, one could have bet with closed eyes that... Read more »
1. “Jacob settled in the land where his fathers had sojourned, in the land of Canaan” (Gen. 37:1). How much calm, peace of mind, and security these words convey. Jacob, a man... Read more »
At first glance, the appeal of kosher cannabis products might sound unexpected. After all, for decades, weed culture has been shaped by its underground, illegal past, far from the world of rabbinic... Read more »