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Marguiles on parenting, Damon on Chanukah, Matisyahu goes after photographer
Julianna Marguiles cracks down on presents, Damon and Johansson show off their Jewish film knowledge, and Sacha Baron Cohen mocks Kim Jong-il. Read more »
Jews chasing Globes, judging Howard Stern, Facebook vs. ‘Zuckerberg’
The Jews, as they are wont to do, cleaned up with Golden Globe nominations. Read more »
Apres le beard: Matisyahu takes the stage in Boulder
The Chasidic reggae superstar performs for the first time since shaving his trademark beard -- and the crowd was happy. Read more »
Allen, Spielberg grab Golden Globe nominations
Famed directors Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg led the list of Jewish nominees for Golden Globe Awards. Read more »
Christopher Hitchens, contrarian who battled religion and embraced his Jewishness, dies at 62
Christopher Hitchens, the atheist and iconoclast who discovered in adulthood that he was of Jewish descent, has died. Read more »
New Yorkers producing film on Israel’s Six-Day War victory
Attorneys Joseph Schick and Jacob Septimus are forging ahead with an action-heavy film made in Israel on the Jewish state's June 1967 victory over Arab armies. Read more »
Joe Simon, co-creator of Captain America, dies at 98
Joe Simon, the co-creator of Captain America and a leading figure during the golden age of comic books, has died at 98. Read more »
‘Rabbi, Matisyahu shaved off his beard! Should I shave off mine?’
After receiving a call from young man distraught that his musical and spiritual hero Matisyahu had shaved off his beard, author Rabbi Simcha Weinstein explores hero worship and reminds that celebrities who observe Jewish tradition in the public eyes are people, not prophets. Read more »
Bigger than the beard, Matisyahu move marks ongoing spiritual journey
Matisyahu's recent decision to shave his beard marks the latest stage of an ongoing spiritual journey. Read more »
Matisyahu sheds signature beard
Jewish reggae star Matisyahu shaved his signature beard and issued a statement saying "No more Chassidic reggae superstar." Read more »
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