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From the cover of “A Frog Under the Tongue: Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe” by Marek Tuszewicki
Posted inOff the Shelf

New books: The nearly forgotten world of Jewish folk healing

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 10, 2021
An all-rabbi Dungeons & Dragons campaign pits a diverse group of Jewish clergy against skeletons, giants and other fantasy creatures. (Photo/JTA-Screenshot)
Posted inGames

Dungeons & Dragons has united a diverse group of rabbis. But their commitment to social justice has faced a challenge.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA September 9, 2021
The author (on his mother’s lap) with the family in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1948.
Posted inBooks

New memoir: Grieving his mother while the towers were falling

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller September 9, 2021
Luke Evans (left) and Bobby Cannavale in "Nine Perfect Strangers." (Photo/Vince Valitutti-Hulu)
Posted inTV & Film

Spending the High Holidays with ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ 

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Ezra Furman performs at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Robin Little-Redferns-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Ezra Furman is a mother, a queer role model, a Shabbat-observant indie rocker — and, now, a rabbinical student

by Ella Rockart and JTA September 3, 2021April 4, 2022
EPACENTER, a new youth creative development center in East Palo Alto funded by the John & Marcia Goldman Foundation. (Photo/Chris Bagley)
Posted inCulture

Goldmans fund gleaming new arts center for East Palo Alto youth

by Liz Harris September 2, 2021
From the cover of the first issue of "Whistle."
Posted inComics

She’s 16. She’s Jewish. She’s Gotham’s newest superhero.

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward September 2, 2021
(From left) Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Diego Schwartzman and Eugenia De Martino at the U.S. Open in New York. (Photo/JTA via @eugedemartino on Instagram)
Posted inSports

At the US Open, Diego Schwartzman wins during a flood storm — then meets his fan Ben Stiller

by Emily Burack and JTA September 2, 2021September 2, 2021
Sam Blitzstein’s copy of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," opened to the most dramatic page.
Posted inCulture

An oral history of the most epic summer camp prank of all time: a Harry Potter spoiler

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward September 1, 2021
Barbra Streisand speaks onstage at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, Feb. 24, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Kevin Winter-Getty Images)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Mandy sympathizes with TikTok fan; Mayim gets the podium; Drake laughs at Kanye; Barbra gets another hit; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

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