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New Haggadah Options Will Spice Up Your Passover Seder

 The pandemic has altered the experience of the Passover seder, but one thing hasn’t changed: It’s a golden age for creative Haggadahs.

Drake Raps ‘I Should Probably Go to Yeshiva’ on New Single

One of rapper Drake’s latest tunes gives a nod to his Jewish roots — even as he hints that he might be finding Jesus.
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Philly’s Israeli Film Fest Opts for Free ‘Theater’ Model This Year

Though this year is technically the 25th anniversary edition of the Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia, this spring’s version will take a different tack. Rather...

‘Shtisel’ Season 3 Netflix Release Date Announced

Season 3 of the hit haredi Orthodox drama series “Shtisel” will debut on Netflix on March 25, Israel’s Yes Studios announced Tuesday.

Shira Haas to Play Golda Meir in American TV Series

Israeli actress Shira Haas, best known internationally for her star turn in Netflix’s “Unorthodox,” will portray Israel’s only female prime minister, Golda Meir, in an upcoming TV series.

Golden Globes: Sacha Baron Cohen Wins Big, Other Fun Jewish Moments

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat character is going out on a high note.

‘‘Til Kingdom Come’ Investigates Evangelical Support for Israel

It takes Yael Eckstein three days to get from her home in Israel to Middlesboro, Kentucky, but it’s a journey she is happy to...

Comedian Jackie Hoffman Is Ready for This to End

Jackie Hoffman’s used to being onstage or in front of the camera, so this pandemic thing isn’t sitting well with her.

Rapper Azealia Banks Ignites Social Media Storm with Wedding Announcement

Incendiary rapper Azealia Banks announced her engagement to artist Ryder Ripps by posting a photo on Instagram of a ring with a menorah on it and writing “I’m Jewish now.

Sacha Baron Cohen Says Days of Disguise Pranks Are Over

Sacha Baron Cohen says his days of dressing up as characters such as Borat Sagdiyev, the anti-Semitic Kazakh journalist that made the Jewish actor a star, are behind him.