November 24, 2023
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If ever there was a relationship that was the poster child for #ItsComplicated, it was the one between conductor, composer and music educator Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and his wife, […]
Continue readingNovember 6, 2023
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For many, cooking can be very meaningful and nostalgic. We cook a dish that evokes memories of times gone by, or that makes us think of someone dear to us. […]
Continue readingOctober 20, 2023
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I’ve always been a word person. Actually, some of my earliest memories revolve around words. Walking to the library with my family on Shabbat, after synagogue, and reading all afternoon; […]
Continue readingOctober 6, 2023
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My father’s family is squarely Ashkenazi, but it’s my mother’s side that passed down this recipe for Jewish Apple Cake. Why did my Italian-Armenian grandmother have a so-called “Jewish” recipe on a yellowed 3” x 5” notecard?
Continue readingSeptember 27, 2023
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From Dr. Ari Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Judaic Studies It is commonly understood that Christianity grew out of its parent Judaism. Jesus himself was a Jew, and the gospels record […]
Continue readingSeptember 22, 2023
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This morning my phone was buzzing with so many messages, it almost fell off the nightstand. “Shana tova!” “Gmar hatima tova!” and even a “Gut yom tov” or two. This […]
Continue readingSeptember 19, 2023
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Cincinnati is becoming known for the high number of murals that dot the city’s landscape, and now a new mural by Indian-American Jewish artist Siona Benjamin was unveiled at the […]
Continue readingSeptember 12, 2023
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No Jewish gathering is complete without at least a nosh, and our holidays are filled with bites that are both symbolic and ritualistic.
Continue readingSeptember 11, 2023
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“Frequently, we’ll have older kids pair themselves with younger kids to help them read and understand the cards,” Schnell said.
Continue readingAugust 25, 2023
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“Golda” – the new film – looks at a pivotal time for both Israel during the Yom Kippur War, and its Prime Minister Golda Meir, with a fierce performance from Helen Mirren.
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