Culture
Black Panther — a Jewish creation
Gabe Friedman, JTAMar 01, 2018
LOS ANGELES — If you have checked in on the pop culture zeitgeist at all in the past week, you know that the film “Black Panther” is breaking box office […]
Israel is tops for vegan tourism
Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21cFeb 22, 2018
“It’s been quite a revelation for me that you can be in a country for six days and get vegetarian and vegan food all the time. I have traveled to […]
Jewish-themed movies among 2018 Oscar shortlist
Tom Tugend, JTAJan 25, 2018
LOS ANGELES — With the Academy Awards on the horizon, there is no shortage of high-quality films to see in theaters and on the small screen. Here are five of
Nancy Spielberg, Choices speaker, likes ‘unsung heroes’
Shana GoldbergJan 18, 2018
Nancy Spielberg interviewed the US Armed Forces veterans who helped found the air force of the State of Israel, they didn’t brag about their achievements. “I had to...
Paradox: Agnon better in English
Andrew Friedman, TPSDec 21, 2017
Out of all the experiences I have had over the 23 years I have lived in Israel, a recent excursion to a Steimatzky bookseller on Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim Street may...
A Haggadah for Chanukah
Andrea JacobsNov 30, 2017
CHANUKAH GIFT GUIDE 2017 Books, whether Shakespearean sonnets or historical panoramas, make great Chanukah gifts. Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider’s The Light That Unites: A...