Jewish Andy Samberg Finds Italian Roots
(JTA) — PBS’ celebrity genealogy show “Finding Your Roots” has had plenty of Jewish guests — Bernie Sanders, Larry David, Paul Rudd and Scarlett Johansson — and the occasional guest, like Paul Ryan, who learn they have...
American Students Get Firsthand Experience in Israel, MDA-Style
Sophie Roth, 17, from Long Island, N.Y., had always watched as ambulances whirred by and wondered what it would be like to serve as an emergency responder, assisting someone...
Rockville Center Anti-Semitism Elicits Strong Reaction From Leaders
"Use Five Towns as a cautionary tale and take proactive measures."
Congressman Tom Suozzi condemned the statement on Twitter, "Words matter. Freedom to practice religion and freedom to live where...
Bagel Store: Why is Everyone Talking About Shtisel?
The reader might be asking, “What is ‘Shtisel?’”
Is Shtisel the latest craze or talk of the town? Well, yes and no. “Shtisel” is the last name of a fictional...
Prince William Visits the Kosel. Did He Get a Mitzvah?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Prince William is on the final day of his tour of Israel. This is the first official visit to Israel by a member of...
Food Network Show Stars Jewish-Chinese Chef Molly Yeh
A new Food Network show premiering this month stars best-selling cookbook author, food blogger and chef Molly Yeh, whose one-of-a-kind recipes are inspired by her Jewish-Chinese roots, the Midwest...
Novak: Watch Out for the Anti-Religious Left
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a Justice Department “religious liberty task force” tasked with the job of protecting people's religious freedom and convictions.
Boy, do...
Bagel Store: A Bissel Shtisel
They are actors playing parts that are distant from their real lives. And for those of you who have become aficionados of the Netflix series "Shtisel," that might be...
Orlando Passover Organizer Stiffs Vendors, Leaves Guests Scrambling
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
(JTA) — Guests at a Passover program in Florida faced eviction after it emerged the organizer owed at least $75,000 to the resort, vendors and staff.
The A Different...
NY Philanthropists Honored With Holocaust Museum Regional Award
Danielle Schwartz Auerbach and Nicole Pines Lieberman traveled from their homes in Manhattan to the Washington D.C. museum to memorialize the Days of Remembrance, America’s annual commemoration of the...