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‘Hello Darkness, My Old Friend’ recounts a blind man’s friendship with Art Garfunkel

Sandy Greenberg was a 20-year-old college student when he lost his sight. His memoir says the singer, then his roommate, helped him to begin navigating life.

So long, ‘amulet.’ Hello, ‘phylactery.’ The Met Museum has updated that tefillin description.

The revision came days after Twitter users criticized the New York museum’s labeling.

‘Unorthodox,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Maisel’ and more: Here are all the notable Jewish Emmy nominations for 2020

Jewish comedies and comedians dominated this year’s nominations.

How did Europe’s Jews cope with a 17th-century plague? This 350-year-old memoir offers a glimpse.

Rapper Jay Electronica calls rabbi who spoke with Nick Cannon a liar and a ‘devil’

UK rapper Wiley goes on anti-Semitic Twitter rant, gets dropped by Jewish manager

There are 49 Jews left on the British island of Jersey. The pandemic has pushed their one synagogue to the brink.

Zach Banner tries challah and (spoiler) he loves it

‘Teach me, fix me’: Nick Cannon opens up to rabbi after making anti-Semitic comments

An enduring feature of the pandemic so far: Jews are flocking to online classes

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