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JID performing at the Governors Ball music festival in New York City. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

How a Jewish folk song made it into a chart-topping rap banger

by Tani Levitt and Forward September 2, 2022
Eugene Ginter makes the chocolate sandwich that his mother made for him after he was liberated from Auschwitz. (Photo/Ellen Silverman)
Posted inFood

New cookbook showcases Auschwitz survivors’ recipes — and resilience

by Rachel Ringler and JTA September 1, 2022
Congregation Beth Sholom's distinctive building is reflected in the centennial mezuzah designed by Aimee Golant.
Posted inCulture

L’dor va-doorpost: Artist Aimee Golant honors Beth Sholom with centennial mezuzahs

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 30, 2022August 30, 2022
Steve Carell as Alan Strauss, Domhnall Gleeson as Sam Fortner in FX's "The Patient." (Photo/Suzanne Tenner-FX)
Posted inTV

‘The Patient’ is one of the most Jewish shows on TV — should it have been more so?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward August 30, 2022
During the service, Krieger wears a tallit, gold booty shorts and a couple strings of pearls — and nothing else. “It’s really hot there,” he said. (Photo/Courtesy Krieger)
Posted inReligion

Burning Man is back. Get ready for a 1,000-person Shabbat bash in the desert.

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
Hagafen Cellars in Napa.
Posted inSmall Bites

Kosher winery wraps up post-fire reconstruction; Michelin star restaurant shutters; ‘Jewish Foodie’ series debuts

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 29, 2022September 7, 2022
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner speaking at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in DC, June 19, 2017 (Photo/ JTA-Getty Images-Chip Somodevilla)
Posted inUncategorized

Jared Kushner’s memoir is all about forgiveness — but he’s not asking for ours

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
Omer Friedlander is the author of the short story collection "The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land." (Photo/Yam Traiber)
Posted inBooks

Debut short-story collection by young Israeli writer is One Bay One Book choice 

by Sue Fishkoff August 25, 2022November 7, 2022
Andy Borowitz will discuss his new book of political satire, "Profiles in Ignorance," in San Francisco, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo/Howard Schatz)
Posted inBooks

Political satirist Andy Borowitz heads to San Francisco to preach to the choir

by Dan Pine August 24, 2022November 7, 2022
From the cover “When Rabbis Abuse: Power, Gender, and Status in the Dynamics of Sexual Abuse in Jewish Culture” by Elana Sztokman
Posted inOff the Shelf

New books shine light on sexual abuse in Jewish world

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

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