By Emily K. Alhadeff , Associate Editor, JTNews Deb Perelman is dreaming about a pumpkin cheesecake gingersnap pie. “I think I just dream [recipes] up most of the time,” Perelman explained. “They just haunt me.” Perelman, the woman behind the wildly popular Smitten Kitchen food blog, is currently touring theContinue Reading
By Chavie Lieber , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — It’s not every day an Israeli wakes up to an email inbox full of love letters from Iran. Yet they come in droves to the Israeli singer Rita Yahan-Farouz. The 50-year-old Iran native, who performs under the nameContinue Reading
By Peter Klein, Special to JTNews An opera written in a Nazi concentration camp about a murderous ruler who tries to outdo Death himself might sound far-fetched. But that is exactly the story behind “The Emperor of Atlantis,” to be performed by Music of Remembrance November 16 and 18 atContinue Reading
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By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews Back in his prime, Luther Stallings was the biggest, baddest, blackest Kung Fu champion and action movie star to walk the streets of L.A. With his co-star Valletta Moore by his side, the man was the definition of cool. Even 30 years later, afterContinue Reading
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By Emily K. Alhadeff , Associate Editor, JTNews Occasionally, a book comes out that changes history. One of these books is the Aleppo Codex, the Hebrew Bible manuscript that has survived a millennium and several perilous journeys. Another is “The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and theContinue Reading
By Michael Fox, Special to JTNews Something odd happens while Stiles White, co-screenwriter of “The Possession,” is answering my first question: My computer crashes. This would normally not be worthy of comment, although your correspondent’s Mac is new and hiccup-free. White, chuckling, is quick to pin this annoying, albeit minor,Continue Reading
By Gwen Davis, Special to JTNews White bunnies, hop away quickly, or Joshua Jay might snatch you up. Unless, of course, you don’t mind popping out of a black felt hat. Jay, 30, a world-renowned magician, author and lecturer, will explore the intersection of magic and Judaism in Seattle onContinue Reading
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By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, JTNews When René Levy agreed to give a talk at his synagogue about “sinat chinam,” or baseless hatred, he never expected that it would turn into a book, which would take him away from his career and around the world. “Baseless Hatred: What ItContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews How long does it take to get a book done right? The first draft is never the one that should see print, of course. But take the evolution of a fairly minor character in Joshua Henkin’s new novel, “The World Without You.” “Some of theContinue Reading
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By , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — Marvin Hamlisch, the acclaimed composer and arranger of dozens of Broadway plays and films, has died at 68. Hamlisch died Monday in Los Angeles following a brief illness. He perhaps was best known for his work on the long-running BroadwayContinue Reading
By Jason Miller, JTA World News Service WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (JTA)—Fans of the long-running Showtime series “Weeds” know that writer and creator Jenji Kohan is not afraid to pepper the show with Jewish themes. While the show, now in its final season, has changed its flavor over the years andContinue Reading
