An Orthodox lesbian character — and other reasons to watch ‘Younger’

November 25, 2016

By LINDA BUCHWALD

(JTA) — TV Land’s “Younger” is a fun sitcom about Liza (Sutton Foster), a recently divorced 40-year-old mother who passes herself off as 26 after having a tough time landing a job in the publishing industry.

The show — created...

Jon Stewart warns liberals not to stereotype Trump voters

November 20, 2016

(JTA) — Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show,” warned against stereotyping Donald Trump voters, which he said was unfair and hypocritical.

Stewart, who last year quit the Comedy Central show after 16 years, offered his first commentary...

Rabbi Weinreb’s commentaries being published by OU Press

November 18, 2016

Many of the past commentaries of Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, published weekly as “The Person in the Parsha” on the CCJN website for the past four years, are being released as part of a new book being issued by...

Leonard Cohen, whose Jewish-infused poetry and songs inspired generations, is dead at 82

November 11, 2016

By RON KAMPEAS

(JTA) — Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose Jewish-infused work became a soundtrack for melancholy, has died. He was 82.

“It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist Leonard Cohen has passed away,”...

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot announces pregnancy on Twitter, Instagram

November 08, 2016

(JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot announced in a tweet that she and her husband are expecting their second child.

Gadot, who will be playing Wonder Woman in DC Comics movies, posted a photo Sunday evening of herself and husband...

Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize mention deleted from his website

October 21, 2016

(JTA) — The fallout from Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize in Literature has taken a strange turn: The Jewish folk singer’s website has taken down its only brief mention of the award.

Dylan, a resident of New Orleans, has not acknowledged...

Oh. My. Gawd. Janice from ‘Friends’ is a choir director.

October 21, 2016

By DOUGLAS GLADSTONE

(JTA) — Ask actress Maggie Wheeler what her most iconic character — that would be Janice Hosenstein Litman Goralnik from “Friends” — would say about her current “role” as a choir director and, well:

“Oh. My. Gawd,”...

Bob Dylan awarded 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

October 13, 2016

(JTA) — American singer, songwriter and New Orleans resident Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Dylan,75, was recognized for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” the Swedish Academy, which is...

Jewish actress Arianne Zucker, subject of Trump’s 2005 remarks, responds in tweet

October 13, 2016

(JTA) — Jewish actress Arianne Zucker, the subject of Donald Trump’s demeaning comments about women from a decade-old leaked tape, has commented on the footage.

Zucker, 42, who formerly appeared on the popular soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” did...

10 awesome books for the Days of Awe (and after)

October 11, 2016

(JTA) — Here is a new fall season of Jewishy books, including the first novel since 5766 (by now almost 40-year-old) wunderkind Jonathan Safran Foer — perhaps you’ve heard the buzz.

Presented below is JSF’s latest, plus nine other volumes,...