15 Must-Read Jewish Books for Kids and Young Readers
Books have always been an essential part of my life. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer the feel of a book in my hand, the pages crisp and fresh from […]
August 7, 2025
August 4, 2025
Fiddler on the Opera House
Fiddler on the Roof almost didn’t make it from the page to the stage. The backers were leery. A musical with a sad ending? Isn’t it too Jewish? What will […]
July 16, 2025
A New Documentary About Marlee Matlin Is A Revealing Portrait Of The Deaf Actress, Activist
Early in Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, director Shoshannah Stern gives Marlee Matlin the copy someone at Paramount wrote for the movie Children Of A Lesser God. Of her Deaf […]
July 2, 2025
What Happens When Jewish Moms Take the Bima at Stories from the Tribe? Magic.
On June 23, 2025, I felt so very lucky to be sitting amongst more than 500 people listening to the 12 stories told from the bima at Jewfolk, Inc’s most […]
June 25, 2025
Reformed TV Show Review: A Deep Dive into Judaism on Screen – What It Gets Right and Wrong
Reformed is a gem of a show currently streaming on HBO Max. Released in March from France, it follows the life of a 28-year-old French Libéral (aka Reform) rabbi named […]
June 23, 2025
True Jewish Motherhood Stories Wanted: Submit to Cincy Jewfolk’s Stories from the Tribe Live Show
We’re so happy to share that Cincy Jewfolk’s first annual live storytelling show, Cincy Jewfolk: Stories from the Tribe, will be on November 10th, 2025 and submissions are now open! […]
June 17, 2025
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 […]
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 […]