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Extreme Kosher couponing: About the money — and the mitzvah

By Yaffa Klugerman, JTA SOUTHFIELD, Mich. —— Anita Batt’s weekly grocery shopping goes something like this: First, she checks several online coupon blogs, which...

Canadiens coach hoping to add Maccabiah gold to Stanley Cup, victory over illiteracy

JERUSALEM — Of all the compelling stories of athletic achievement and challenges overcome that could be told by the 9,000 participants gathering in Israel for the 19th...

How a man named Macabi helps bring 21 new countries to the Maccabiah Games

BALTIMORE — The first arrows Roxana and Rafael Gonzalez launch at the upcoming 19th Maccabiah Games will take flight from their fingertips, but also from Jeffrey...

What ‘World War Z’ says about Israel

By Jana Banin, JTA HOLLYWOOD, Fla. —— “World War Z” gives us the basics of a summer blockbuster — a star actor (Brad Pitt) and a far-fetched action-packed plot...

Barocas puts lacrosse on map in Denver, Israel

DID you know that lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America? Rooted in Native American religion, lacrosse was often played to resolve conflicts, heal the sick and...

‘Jew jokes’ — laughing with or at?

The goal of a comedian is to either make the audience cry or laugh. And everyone knows that a good joke always warms up the crowd. It gets people in […]

Double wedding in Seattle caps rapper’s journey

By Debra Rubin, JTA SEATTLE —— Five years ago he was D-Black, a hip-hop artist rapping about the violence, gang activity and drugs of his African-American ’hood....

Yael: fictional Israeli undercover agent at UN

BUDAPEST — There’s a new Jewish heroine on the block, a tough but tender Israeli who does undercover work for the UN and stars in a new series of thrillers […]

‘Hannah Arendt’ captures intensity of intellectual combat

LOS ANGELES — Movie mavens may have to come up with a new genre to classify “Hannah Arendt,” the biopic of the German-Jewish philosopher. New York Times critic A.O....

Equestrian shows love for Israel through sport

By Elie Klein PROFESSIONAL show jumper, Danielle Goldstein is well known on the national and international Grand Prix circuit. In addition to being a top competitor,...