Culture

In a one-‘clown’ Off Broadway show, an actor takes the stigma out of mental illness

In “Clowns Like Me,” Scott Ehrenrpreis uses humor and vulnerability tin sharing how it feels to be neurodivergent.

Mayim Bialik is producing a movie about Yeshiva U basketball’s historic 50-game winning streak

“While it has certainly been a complicated year, what remains true is that stories of Jewish ingenuity, perseverance, and resilience are necessary more than ever,” Bialik said in a statement.

Claire Weinstein, Jessica Fox and 16 other Jewish athletes to watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics

From wrestling and swimming to fencing and judo, here are the Jewish and Israeli Olympians to watch as the Paris Olympics approach.

A new Shazam-style bot will identify Shlomo Carlebach’s melodies

The Jewish mother who became a crime boss in Gilded Age New York

Images from an art gallery showing anti-authoritarian phrases

London gallery cancels Russian-Israeli artist’s anti-Putin show, objecting to her posts mourning Oct. 7

Andy Cohen offers advice to pro-Israel influencers at a New York strategy conference

Orthodox minor-league pitcher Jacob Steinmetz is eating kosher delivery, walking to the stadium on Shabbat — and staying focused on the game

Feeling excluded from this year’s NYC Dyke March, Jewish lesbians host their own Pride party

Sharon Kleinbaum led New York’s queer synagogue through crisis and triumph. Now she’s passing the baton.

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