JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

for Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Communities ›

0 Communities Jewish Law

A rabbi’s 3000-mile Turkish odyssey, in the name of kashrut

Forward

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik embarked on a 3000-mile journey across Anatolia, Turkey, this summer to inspect nearly 300 kosher factories, which produce various kosher products like milk powder and dried fruit.

Food ›

0 Food Communities

A kosher food magazine thrives amid a boom in home cooking

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider

Fleishigs, a kosher food magazine founded by Shlomo Klein and his wife, has seen a surge in popularity during the pandemic as home cooking gains momentum.

Television/Film ›

0 Television/Film Culture

Why Paul Rudd’s coronavirus PSA for Millennials makes me feel ancient

Forward

Paul Rudd stars in a COVID-19 PSA for New York, employing a layer of humor mixing intentional awkwardness with postmodern irony.

Education ›

0 Education Politics

Waltham Intellectuals

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books

Allan Arkush reviews Stephen Whitfield's detailed exploration of the intellectual and political landscape at Brandeis University, as documented in the nearly 600-page "Learning on the Left."