Inside the Launch Party for The Kibbitz — A Bold New Jewish Podcast
On the evening of Tuesday, June 10, I sat behind one of three microphones, next to my friend and cohost Andrea Beck, prepared to kibbitz. The art of kibbitzing is […]
June 17, 2025
May 12, 2025
The Jewish Jam Band Soul
Drawing from my experience leading my two-week class with ish Cincinnati about the intersection of Phish and modern Jewish practices, as well as attending over a dozen Phish shows I’ve […]
May 2, 2025
Ask the Rabbi: Do Jews Really Control Hollywood?
Rabbi, Sometimes we hear grumblings about how Jews control Hollywood and the media. It does feel like there are a lot of Jews in movies and television. Why does this […]
May 1, 2025
“Thank You Very Much” Sheds New Light on the Late, Fascinating Comedian Andy Kaufman
Who was Andy Kaufman? A nice Jewish boy from Long Island who didn’t smoke or drink and practiced Transcendental Meditation? A nonsensical man-child? An angry jerk who pushed the limits […]
April 26, 2025
Celebrate Israel (with Food)
Ever since October 7, we Jews, around the world, are finding ourselves in a quandary of opposites. Every Shabbat, every holiday, every birthday, anniversary, or other joyful celebration is offset […]
April 25, 2025
Ask the Rabbi – Why all the animal sacrifice in the Torah, and what do we do with it today?
Do you have a question you’d like answered? Submit it anonymously here! Rabbi, I recently attended my congregation’s Torah Study, where we were reading from the book of Leviticus. It seemed […]
April 23, 2025
New PBS Documentary Tackles Artist, Activist And Pulitzer Prize-Winner Art Spiegelman
The name Art Spiegelman is guaranteed to evoke one word for anyone familiar with the artist: Maus. His Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel (to date, the only one to be so […]
March 30, 2025
Reflections on ‘No Other Land’
On Monday, I went to see the film, No Other Land. As I left the theater, I turned on the news and heard that the film’s creator, Hamdan Ballal, had […]
March 20, 2025
Two Perspectives on ‘October 8’ Documentary
Like most major world events, you probably know where you were, what you were doing and who you were with when you learned about the terrorist attacks on the Nova […]
March 15, 2025
ROCK ART! An Exploration of the Art & Artifacts of Rockdale Temple
K.K. Bene Israel/Rockdale Temple is pleased to announce RockArt! on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30pm, beginning in the Heldman Social Hall. Led by congregant Abby Schwartz, former director and curator […]