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The cast of "The Matriarchs," which opens at Theaterlab on Sept. 10 and plays through Sept. 28. (Miranda Jackel)

Women of the Torah step into the spotlight as contemporary bat mitzvah girls in a new play

“The Matriarchs,” by Liba Vaynberg, follows six Modern Orthodox girls as they grow up and grapple with their faith, as well as fertility, marriage, grief and more.

Filmmakers hold a photo of Hind Rajab at a red-carpet premiere

Gaza drama about Hind Rajab wins Grand Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival

The movie, executive-produced by Jonathan Glazer, took the second prize at the festival, which opened with a large pro-Palestinian protest.

A collage of Ilana Glazer, Gael Garcia Bernal and Ayo Edebiri

Gael Garcia Bernal, Ayo Edebiri among 1,200 Hollywood stars pledging to boycott Israeli film institutions

The Film Workers for Palestine campaign names several major Israeli festivals as among the targets.

Why my family is giving up impulse purchases for Rosh Hashanah this year

New crop of High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home

Turkish authorities cancel French-Algerian Jewish singer’s concert over his support for Israel

Jon Polin: Last Shabbat in my Jerusalem synagogue, I began to see our complex world anew

A photo of Adam Friedland and Ritchie Torres seated across from each other.

In heated interview, Jewish comedian Adam Friedland confronts Rep. Ritchie Torres over Israel

A photo of Geraldine Brooks in front of a horse.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Jewish author Geraldine Brooks awarded Library of Congress American fiction award

Spotted in a Nazi’s daughter’s real estate ad: a painting looted from a famed Jewish art dealer

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