|| David Frum: Senior Editor at ‘The Atlantic,’ MSNBC Contributor, and Bestselling Author
David Frum is a Canadian-American political commentator and a former…
|| Susan Polgar: Considered by Many to Be the World’s Greatest Female Chess Champion
Susan Polgar is a renowned Hungarian-American chess grandmaster….
|| Rep. Adam Schiff: Running for Senate Seat Held by Dianne Feinstein
Rep. Adam Schiff (D.-Calif.) has announced his candidacy to fill the Senate seat held by Diane Feinstein (D.-Calif.) since 1992. Feinstein, who also is Jewish, has announced she will not run again when her current term expires in 2024. Schiff, who represents California’s 30th congressional district, was first elected to the House in 2000. Until…
|| Better Together: Two Israeli Pro Wrestlers Set Their Sights on Success in the U.S.
You may be surprised to know there’s an indigenous professional wrestling circuit in Israel. Even more surprising: Pro wrestling in the Jewish state was largely popularized by Rabbi Rafael Halperin (the “Rasslin Rabbi”), a Vienna-born haredi Israeli who made a name for himself wrestling in the U.S. in the 1950s. Now two Israeli wrestlers —…
| Steven Spielberg: ‘The Fabelmans,’ His Semi-Autobiographical, Very Jewish Film Is Generating Oscar Buzz!
The movie is a semi-autobiographical drama about Spielberg’s own life, focusing on his early dream…
| A.J. Jacobs: ‘My Year of Living Biblically,’ ‘How Healthy Living Nearly Killed Me,’ and ‘The World’s Largest Family Reunion’
Arnold Stephen Jacobs Jr., commonly called A.J. Jacobs, is a journalist, author, and lecturer…
| Refugees: American Jewish Communities Helping Ukrainians and Afghans Who’ve Made It to the United States
The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees…
| Reproductive Technology: Is It Kosher According to Halacha — Jewish Religious Law?
“Reproductive technology” is a term that encompasses a variety of modern fertility-related…
| Bob Iger: The Longtime CEO Again Heads The Walt Disney Company
Robert (Bob) Iger has been rehired by The Walt Disney Company to be its CEO. Previously, Iger held…
| Motty Steinmetz: In the Hasidic World, a Superstar Singer of Jewish Religious Songs
The 30-year-old singer of religious Jewish songs, with the lyrics often being taken directly…
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