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EST 1917

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Our parasha unfolds in the palace of Egypt’s viceroy, presenting a battle of titans [Binyamin Lau, Genesis Rabbah 93]. Two men, Joseph and Judah, face-off: Joseph, bureaucratic genius, viceroy to the most powerful king in the world; and Judah, putative head of his aged father’s nomadic clan. They confront one another, with Judah’s ten brothers […]

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In my 25 years covering Jewish culture for this paper, a singular benefit has been to watch the emergence of Israel as one of the most creative and exciting homes of small-nation film industries. These days, though, storm clouds have gathered over Israeli cinema. Last month Katriel Schory, whom Variety calls “one of the most […]

Mother Maira Kalman and son Alex Kalman collaborate on a fanciful story of immigration and building a meaningful life.

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