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Idina Menzel Dishes on ‘Redwood’ and Jewish Ethics
The Tony award-winning actor and singer is now starring in what may be the most positive Jewish play on Broadway in decades.

The Tony award-winning actor and singer is now starring in what may be the most positive Jewish play on Broadway in decades.
Arts
Painful and Piercing Public Art as Therapy
‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.

‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.
Wider World
The Women Fueling the Rise of #JewishTikTok
From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.

From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
Arts
Barbie’s Jewish Mother
Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.

Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.
Arts
Holy Sparks: Celebrating Fifty Years of Women in the Rabbinate
A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.

A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.
Arts
Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and Culture
It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.

It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.
Arts
Black and Jewish Identities Converge in Art
A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.

Arts

A Jewish Boy’s Musical Coming of Age on Netflix

by Suzanne Dressler

’13: The Musical’ is an engaging family musical that will make you sing, laugh and recall your tween years.

Arts

Sarah Aroeste, Ladino’s Punk-Rock, Feminist Singer-Songwriter

by Alan M. Tigay

The performer, among the few musicians who both sings traditional Ladino songs and writes new ones, is following the thread of her family's stories.

Arts

In ‘My Name Is Sara,’ Survival Is Vengeance

by Curt Schleier

Sara Goralnik survived the Holocaust by posing as a Christian. Her story of escape and endurance is the focus of a drama out in theaters in July.

Arts

Jewish ‘Real Housewives’ Star Jill Zarin Returns to TV

by Susan Hornik

The reality show favorite talks about the importance of family time and the lifestyle brand she created with her daughter, Ally.

Arts

Are We in a Golden Age of ‘Haredi’ Television?

by Josefin Dolsten

Portrayals of Orthodox Jews in media have been largely focused around a leaving-the-community narrative, but critics say that’s not an accurate picture of observant Jewish life.