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Refaeli tops ‘hot list,’ Peres congratulates Zuckerberg, Stern’s nice judging

Maxim magazine published its annual “Maxim Hot 100,” which features the readers’ and editors’ picks of the most attractive women in the world — and Jews took two of the top three slots.

Killing Jesus with Rhyme

In a rap battle, participants lyrically insult each other as crowds cheer and beg for more. One such battle, in 2010, featured QP, a California-based rapper, against Brooklyn’s Soul Khan (real name: Noah Abraham Weston), a Jewish guy–and one of the few white people visible in the 400-person audience. Their match begins with a typical level of malevolence, as Khan […]

Sacha Baron Cohen, as himself

Has Sacha Baron Cohen finally revealed himself? The actor, who isn’t usually seen in public not in one his of many personas, agreed to a rare interview as himself with the BBC. In the interview, he talks about why comedy is an inherent part of the Jewish identity, stating that “there is an emphasis on […]

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Refaeli tops ‘hot list,’ Peres congratulates Zuckerberg, Stern’s nice judging

Killing Jesus with Rhyme

Sacha Baron Cohen, as himself

The 8 Jewish women who made the 2012 Maxim Hot 100 (Bar Refaeli is number 1!)

Tamara Brooks, noted choral conductor and wife of Theodore Bikel, dies

Is Tel Aviv or Jerusalem the real Israel?

‘The Possession’: A new horror film with a dybbuk — and Matisyahu

Time cover mashup: Suckling Bibi

Jonah Hill’s head over heels for Dustin Hoffman’s daughter

Not as emotional as Kristen Wiig’s, but Andy Samberg also had an ‘SNL’ send-off (VIDEO)

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