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Challah and matzah ball soup are now available in "The Sims," a virtual simulation game played by millions of people.
Posted inGames

‘The Sims’ video game adds Jewish foods, a longtime request of Jewish players

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan in "Exodus."
Posted inBooks

‘Exodus’ was the bestselling novel that shaped a generation of Jews — does anybody still read it?

by Jenny Singer May 17, 2023May 17, 2023
Aleeza Ben Shalom relates easily to her clients, no matter their observance level. (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV

Aleeza Ben Shalom made me fall in love with ‘Jewish Matchmaking’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 17, 2023May 22, 2023
From the cover of "Dyed in Crimson" by Zev Eleff
Posted inCulture

Before Koufax, there was Arnold Horween, a Jewish Harvard football captain who changed American sports

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis May 15, 2023
Nakysha Osadchey from Kansas City, Missouri, (left) is looking for someone who understands her multicultural background as a Black Reform Jew on "Jewish Matchmaking." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inThe Bagel Report

What Jewish moms and Jewish matchmakers mean in pop culture

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
(Images courtesy of Max Fefer and Hit Point Press/Design by Mollie Suss)
Posted inCulture

With goblins, spellcasters and holiday heroes, board game makers are imagining new Jewish worlds

by Lindsay Eanet May 12, 2023
Fans say Miriam Ezagui grew a large following through the authenticity of her daily life. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Ezagui-TikTok)
Posted inTech

With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle

by Elizabeth Karpen and JTA May 11, 2023
The Ferris Wheels, with Rabbi Yehuda Ferris front and center, plays at the Bay Street Mall menorah lighting in Emeryville in 2021. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inMusic

The Ferris Wheels, a Chabad rabbi’s cover band, mix classic rock with Jewish ruach

by Dan Pine May 11, 2023May 12, 2023
(From left) Christine Dwyer, Leo Ash Evens and Nkrumah Gatling in "Ragtime" at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, June 2-26. TheatreWorks is one of dozens of Bay Area arts institutions to receive grants from the Koret Foundation announced May 8, 2023. (Photo/David Allen)
Posted inCulture

Koret Foundation injects $6M into Bay Area’s major arts institutions

by J. Staff May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Jan, played by Joe Cole, and Miep, played by Bel Powley, embrace in "A Small Light." (Photo/Courtesy National Geographic)
Posted inTV & Film

A new Miep Gies show hails Anne Frank’s protector — but ignores the collaborators

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward May 9, 2023

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