Social Media Ideas for Jewish American Princess

Whether it’s viral dot cakes or Love Shack Fancy skirts, Chloe Hechter wants you to know that ‘Jewish-American Princesse...

On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Butterfield Market currently boasts hour-long lines for the viral “dot cakes,” which are entirely covered by tiny sprinkles. For influencer Chl...

The Collective Identity Crisis of Jewish America

Nicholas Lemann, New York Times I have a letter that my father wrote to the rabbi at Temple Sinai in New Orleans, where he was a third-generation member, 60 years ago. We were par...

Jackie Tohn Was a Jewish Summer Camp Superstar

An interview with Jackie Tohn is a mechayeh — it gives life. In general I feel like that particular Yiddish word — mechayeh — shouldn’t be said unless you have a luscious white mus...

The Liberal American Jew’s Dilemma

Over the years, I have moved toward the way of being Jewish that my father rejected.

The burden of being Jewish in America's race war

Jews in America sit in a fragile place within the country's racial order, where partial acceptance into whiteness has brought both privilege and a sense of alienation. As tensions...

I’m Starting To Think I Need This $2,000 Watch Inspired by Jewish Legend Gilda Radner

When I was in high school — my peak “OMG my parents don’t understand me” years — my dad gave me a DVD: “The Best of Gilda Radner on SNL.” I probably rolled my eyes and went back to...

The Complexity of Identity: Suddenly Jewish: The Life and Times of My Jewish Mother

My mother, Estelle, was born Esther Lanch in 1911 and raised in a Jewish household in San Francisco's Fillmore District. From Odesa, where her mother was raised, to London and the...

Patrilineal Jews like Gwyneth Paltrow deserve better from the State of Israel

What Jews Can Celebrate About America

Pamela Paresky, Jewish Journal Most of us understand what America gave the Jews. Batya Ungar-Sargon knows what the Jews gave America. After almost two thousand years of exile, Ame...

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the One Jewish Character in ‘Yesteryear’

Everyone is talking about “Yesteryear,” the satirical new novel from podcast host and writer Caro Claire Burke that takes on tradwife influencers. Entertainment reporters are buzzi...

Jewish Actress Louise Lasser Was, According to Lena Dunham, ‘The Prototype’

For many women my age (read: roughly Zillennial), Jewish actress Louise Lasser is best known for her brief but notable stint on “Girls.” Playing Beadie, an ailing photographer who...

Beth Davidson, Jewish candidate in NY-17, courts voters uneasy with Democratic divides over Israel

Davidson has served on the board of her Reconstructionist synagogue in suburban New York City. -- The post Beth Davidson, Jewish candidate in NY-17, courts voters uneasy with Democ...

Jonah Platt Brings Jewish Identity Conversation to Cedars-Sinai Rooftop

This marked J-STAR’s second event overall, with this gathering held in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. The post Jonah Platt Brings Jewish Identity Conversation to Ce...

From Pink to Caissie Levy, the Tonys Were Full of Jewish Mom Wins

The 79th annual Tony Awards was one of the best award shows I’ve recently seen — and a night full of big wins for talented Jewish moms. Some would argue that the Jewish mom with th...

We’re Obsessed With Jewish Baby Names. Here’s Why.

When I was in school in the ’90s and early 2000s, having a unique name — one that wasn’t Lauren or Katie or Rachel — felt almost like a curse, like further proof that I didn’t belo...

‘Spiritually Israeli’ is the viral insult that teens can’t escape

On social media, the term is a shorthand for anything the user feels is vapid or inauthentic. -- The post ‘Spiritually Israeli’ is the viral insult that teens can’t escape appeared...

Jokes About Jewish Athletes Got to Me. Then My Son Proved Them Wrong.

A little book called “Jokes for the John” lived in the bathroom of my childhood home. My dad, a loud Jewish guy from Brooklyn, loved its often distasteful content.   I skimmed the...

Primaries, pizza, Etan Patz, and ‘American Priorities,’ the anti-AIPAC — what you need to know

Plus, a top funder behind a pro-Palestinian PAC that funneled money to progressive candidates has a troubled legal history. -- The post Primaries, pizza, Etan Patz, and ‘American P...

'Jews are eating kids': Jewish woman choked, hair torn out in NYC subway attack

Bronx resident Diana Smith was charged with hate crime assault, hate crime criminal obstruction of breathing, and aggravated harassment after a confrontation that escalated.

A Precarious American Jewish Moment

I had the opportunity this past fall to teach a Midrash course for students in their final and penultimate years ... The post A Precarious American Jewish Moment appeared first on...

NY woman charged with attempting to send over $30,000 to Palestinian Islamic Jihad

In an alleged message to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighter, Catherine Beth Washburn wrote that she wished “every day were October 7th.” -- The post NY woman charged with attempti...