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Tag: Prohibition

0 Literature Culture

‘The Whisper Sister’

Elizabeth Edelglass in Hadassah · 28 Aug

"The Whisper Sister" by Jennifer S. Brown is a historical novel set during Prohibition, exploring the life of Minnie Soffer, a Jewish immigrant who takes over her father's speakeasy.

0 Torah Jewish Law

The Non-Blaspheming “Blasphemer” and the Broader Ethic of the Episode

Mark Glass in Lehrhaus · 16 May

The article discusses the narrative of the "blasphemer" in Leviticus and challenges the common translation of the sin as blasphemy.

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The Beer Baron of the Lower East Side

Allan Levine in Tablet · 15 Aug 2023

This article discusses the life and criminal career of Irving Wexler, also known as Waxey Gordon, a notorious gangster in New York City and Chicago during the 1920s and 30s.

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Memoir | Only Living Bodies Bleed

Lynne Golodner in Moment · 22 May 2023

This memoir explores the author's experience as a religious wife in Orthodox Judaism, focusing on the regulations and restrictions surrounding a woman's menstrual cycle.

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Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 30 Dec 2021

The author explores the history of American Jews and their involvement in the alcohol industry.

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The Best Booze-Busters in Brooklyn

Robert Rockaway in Tablet · 15 Sep 2021

The article discusses the era of Prohibition in the United States, which was enacted in 1919 and lasted until 1933.

0 Jewish Law Science

Wearing a Smartwatch on Shabbat

Ike Sultan in Lehrhaus · 20 Jan 2019

The discussion revolves around the permissibility of wearing a smartwatch on Shabbat, specifically focusing on the use of electricity and altering currents.