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The hidden history of ‘I Have a Little Dreidel’

Two iconic Jewish songs — "I Have a Little Dreidel" and "Shalom Aleichem" — were written by the Goldfarb brothers of New York City in the early 1900s.

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The Schlep Sisters & Their Sexy Hanukkah Burlesque

There’s a good reason why Christmas Eve coincides with the first night of Hanukkah this year. Because if he wasn’t otherwise occupied, Santa might show up in tassels and heels at this phenomenal Menorah Horah burlesque show – and that would be awkward for everyone. For the tenth year in a row, The Schlep Sisters […]

If You Blow-Dry Your Hair, You Have This Jewish Woman to Thank

If you’ve ever wondered why hood dryers—those domed head prisons so ubiquitous in women’s hairdresser shops throughout much of the ’50s and ’60s—aren’t so common anymore, you can look to Rose Evansky, the Jewish inventor of blow-dry styling who died last month, at the age of 94. Ms. Evansky, born Rose Lerner in 1922 in […]

5 things we just learned about Donald Trump’s Jewish doctor

U.S. embassy

Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: the good, the bad and the unpredictable

Josh Radnor

Josh Radnor, beyond ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Israeli rabbis say Christmas trees not ‘kosher,’ raising questions of synagogue and state

Chrismukkah

Want to throw the ultimate Chrismukkah party? Here’s how.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner look for a shul. Can we keep politics out of it?

This Syrian Jewish Cookbook Shows Life After Exile

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