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July 24, 2025
Edri has been singing for the homeless since she arrived in Los Angeles a couple of years ago.
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Ayala Or-El
July 24, 2025
In “Off Road,” Lior Raz (“Fauda,” “Gladiator II”) and Rotem Sela (“The Baker and the Beauty”) trade the safety of scripted series for the unpredictable.
Israeli Guitarist Aviv Hadari’s Shred Factory
Brian Fishbach
July 24, 2025
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Director Hopes His Documentary Can Bring Missing Person Home
Alan Zeitlin
July 23, 2025
The Netflix documentary “Amy Bradley is Missing” is a must-see that raises many questions with few concrete answers.
Is the New Superman About the Israel-Gaza War?
Alan Zeitlin
July 23, 2025
Gunn has not said if the war is supposed to represent what we have seen in the Middle East.
Singing for Peace: Israeli Artist Builds Bridges Through Music and TikTok
Ayala Or-El
July 17, 2025
Itay Benda, an Israeli singer, has found a unique way to advocate for Israel.
Film ‘Catalogue of Noses’ Turns Cosmetic Surgery Pressure into a Musical
Brian Fishbach
July 17, 2025
“Catalogue of Noses,” a 12-minute musical short, is a sharp and surprisingly devastating portrait of what happens when young girls internalize the idea that their natural face is a liability.
Essays Recounting Struggles, Written with Honesty and Wisdom
Rabbi Jack Riemer
July 17, 2025
The people who write in this book are all wounded souls. Gone forever is the glib and certain faith that they may once have had, and in its place are the scars and the aches that will never go away.
Rabbi Amital’s Legacy and Today’s Arguments
Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern
July 17, 2025
Taragin’s volume is not a conventional academic history of his mentor. Rather, it offers a compendium of warm and wise anecdotes and lessons he learned studying under Amital.
‘Fagin the Thief’ — A More Nuanced Portrait of Dickens’ Jewish Villain
Steven Mirkin
July 9, 2025
The desire to set things right animates “Fagin the Thief.”
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