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Forward How Leonard Cohen — and a Yom Kippur prayer — inspired a coming-of-age epic 5 Oct
Canadian director Philippe Lesage's film "Who by Fire," featured in the New York Film Festival, draws inspiration from Leonard Cohen's song of the same name,...
5 Oct
Forward 'Megalopolis' and 'The Brutalist' build on Ayn Rand's 'Fountainhead,' then blow up her ideas 30 Sep
Brady Corbet's film "The Brutalist" and Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" serve as cinematic critiques of Ayn Rand's Objectivism, contesting the notion th...
30 Sep
Forward You can buy Sukkot gift boxes that say 'tuchus' on Amazon 26 Sep
An Amazon seller unintentionally caused laughter among Jewish communities by selling Sukkot gift boxes that mistakenly read "tuchus" due to reversed Hebrew t...
26 Sep
Forward In an Eldridge Street mosaic, a reminder of a great Jewish artist 24 Sep
Mark Podwal's recently unveiled Jewish Zodiac mosaic at the Museum at Eldridge Street serves as a vibrant testament to his artistic legacy, blending whimsy, ...
24 Sep
Forward In ‘The Brutalist,’ Adrien Brody wills an impossible dream 20 Sep
"The Brutalist," directed by Brady Corbet, features Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Bauhaus-trained architect and Holocaust survivor who migrates to Pennsylva...
20 Sep
Forward Before his viral ‘Eating The Cats’ moment, The Kiffness remixed a Jewish Psalm 17 Sep
South African musician David Scott, known as The Kiffness, gained viral fame with a remix inspired by Donald Trump's bizarre claim about Haitian immigrants b...
17 Sep
Forward An up-close look at the real Theodor Herzl — and the real meaning of Zionism 17 Sep
The "All About Herzl" exhibit at the Bernard Museum in New York City delves into the life and legacy of Theodor Herzl, featuring over 250 artifacts, includin...
17 Sep
Forward Old Jewish Men — and all aspiring to that status — now have a guide of their own 15 Sep
Noah Rinsky, inspired by his childhood experiences in Orthodox Jewish settings, has transformed his fascination with "Old Jewish Men" (OJM) into a vibrant so...
15 Sep
Forward Why the hot rabbi is having a moment (again) 12 Sep
The concept of the 'hot rabbi' is experiencing renewed attention with the release of Netflix's series "Nobody Wants This," where Adam Brody plays a charming ...
12 Sep
Forward Before ‘The Warriors’ was a cult movie — or a Lin-Manuel Miranda album — it had radical Jewish roots 23 Aug
Sol Yurick's 1965 novel, "The Warriors," which inspired a cult classic film and a Lin-Manuel Miranda concept album, draws from his experience as a social wor...
23 Aug