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Articles by mswift
A Very Jewish Christmas: Jewish Sitcom Characters Navigate December
This navigation of “The December Dilemma” has been a challenge for many American Jewish families, and as such has been ...
In Search of the Maccabees & Ancient Modiin
The Hanukkah story started in a small town called Modiin, where Matisyahu defied the Syrian-Greek soldiers by refusing to sacrifice ...
Exclusive World Premiere: ‘Kafka’s Last Trial’
The documentary adaptation of bestseller “Kafka’s Last Trial” makes its world premiere at The Marlene Meyerson JCC on the Upper ...
Only In America: A Conversation with Journalist Richard Bernstein on Al Jolson
Join the New York Jewish Week in partnership with UJA-Federation New York for the next event in our Folio literary ...
Prophets and Prophecy: An Introduction to the Haftarah
Traditionally, on Shabbat and holiday mornings, a selection from one of the biblical books of the Prophets is read after ...
The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors
The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) at American Ancestors is a destination for exploring and preserving the histories of ...
Embodiment in Exile: Lessons from a Jewish Trans Experience
Exile is one of the most fundamental concepts in Judaism—but what does it mean to us today? Using the rabbinic ...