A few years ago, two well-known Jewish women serendipitously met walking their dogs in Greenwich Village and immediately connected. It was a meet-cute befitting a romantic comedy. But this was no movie, nor was it the beginning of a romance. Instead, this fortuitous encounter between bestselling author Delia Ephron and Emmy Award-winning actress Julianna Margulies […]
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Exploring the mind-boggling array of greenery at the New York Botanical Garden is always a bit of a magical experience. That’s even more true during the holiday season, when the Bronx garden’s Holiday Train Show makes its annual appearance, bringing a host of model trains that run through a miniature New York City erected inside […]
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As 2024 comes to a close, we look back and mourn those we lost this past year, including the Jewish icons whose legacies left an outsized impact on the city, as well as those who lost their lives or were otherwise impacted by the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. But in a place like […]
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Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year — which means chances are you (or your kids) will have some time off over the course of the eight-day holiday. Looking to stay entertained during this busy, chilly time of year? Here at the New York Jewish Week, we’ve got you covered: Don’t miss our roundup of […]
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New York City’s Times Square is considered the “crossroads of the world” — so what better location is there to spread the light and message of Hanukkah? On Friday, Dec. 13, a cadre of Broadway stars, including former “Funny Girl” star Julie Benko, came together in Times Square to record a Hanukkah music video: A […]
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Jewish actor Timothée Chalamet is everywhere these days — including in Washington Square Park, where he recently made an appearance at his own lookalike contest. Ahead of the Dec. 25 release of the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” — for which he is already receiving rave reviews for his portrayal of the Jewish folk musician […]
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Salvador Dalí may be best known for his surrealist masterpieces like “The Persistence of Memory” and “The Elephants.” But the Spanish artist also created a suite of paintings to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. Now, “Aliyah, the Rebirth of Israel” can be seen in a new exhibit at […]
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Park Avenue Synagogue’s senior cantor, Azi Schwartz, may already be leader at one of Manhattan’s most venerable Conservative congregations, but following a recent Shabbat service, it appears that the synagogue’s musical output may become even more… popular. On Dec. 7, Schwartz, along with his colleague, Assistant Cantor Mira Davis, premiered a new version of “Adon […]
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Last year, New York City’s Jewish Museum imported a new director from the Israel Museum. Now, it’s bringing the oldest archaeological evidence of the existence of King David from the Jerusalem museum, too. The Tel Dan Stele, a stone fragment long held exclusively by the Israel Museum, is on view at the Jewish Museum on […]
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Three single Jewish men sat next to each other onstage. One nursed a mostly-empty beer and scratched his graying stubble while another readjusted his kippah. To their right, separated by a blue divider, the bachelorette — wearing hot pink pants and sorting through a stack of cue cards — sat on her own. Those in […]
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