Israeli songwriter rewrites Dylan: ‘It might be dark, but it’s not late yet’How do you move past despair and resignation to find resilience and hope? Jul 10 25July 10, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
How not to get home for the sederAs Passover winds down, here’s hoping that your travel plans worked out better than those of one unfortunate Israeli man whose efforts to return to his home in Safir were foiled by Israel’s Sabbath-observing public transportation schedule, his own Apr 17 25April 17, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
A sinister seder setFinally, someone has come along to anthropomorphize the seder plate — with attitude. Apr 10 25April 10, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
YU makes baseball history in TeaneckWhat happens when a yielding object meets a totally resistible force? Apr 10 25April 10, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
The time Bob Dylan doodled a yarmulkaed man waiting for a 1 trainIs that a yarmulke on the guy Bob Dylan drew waiting for the IRT? Is the propeller he drew on the man’s beanie to be taken seriously, or is it a typically Dylanesque deflection? Mar 20 25March 20, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
A wild week of Jewish Dylanology - The Jewish StandardFeb 27 25February 27, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Kafka, davka across the GWB Feb 06 25February 06, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
A Springsteen gig you might have missedFeb 06 25February 06, 2025Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Deck your hall with DecalogueNov 27 24November 27, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Jerusalem kids invited to sleep with the fishesNov 14 24November 14, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
The Yiddish Chambered Secrets of Harry PotterNov 07 24November 07, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyThe harm of virulent political rhetoric can't be "healed" with a call for solidarity, writes a Jewish journalist and book publisher. Nov 06 24November 06, 2024Article at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A game of magical shtetl realismOct 23 24October 23, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
A rabbi’s debut novel imagines a black hole swallowing Israel. And then things get weird.Once upon a time, in another century, Benjamin Resnick weaved a fantasy of American Jewish life very different from the story he tells in “Next Stop,” his dystopian debut novel published on Tuesday. Young Benjamin was a kindergarten student, growing… Sep 10 24September 10, 2024Article at Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Who would have imagined? John Lennon’s glasses find home in Tel AvivAug 08 24August 08, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Historic Jewish tombstone found on Indian coconut farmWhen we talk about ancient Indian Jewish communities, the focus is on the country’s west coast. That makes a lot of sense — that’s the part of India that’s closest to the Mediterranean, and so it has the most trading ties to Israel. And Cochin, home… Jul 25 24July 25, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
Pricey scraps of genius?From Albert Einstein to Sigmund Freud, from Franklin Pierce to Menachem Begin, from Stephen Sondheim to Natan Sharansky, the upcoming auction from Lion Heart Autographs has a signed piece of history for all interests. But the true history-making… May 30 24May 30, 2024Article at North Jersey / Rockland Jewish Standard
