Culture

David Blatt reportedly to sign with Turkish basketball team

The former Cleveland Cavaliers coach, who had tried to stay in the NBA after being fired midway through the 2015-16 season, will sign with the Istanbul-based club Darussafaka.

A Blog That Mixes the Perfect Drink for Every Torah Portion

Have you ever been reading the weekly Torah portion and thought to yourself, “I could really use a drink”? If you know that feeling, we have just the blog for you: Tippling Through the Torah, a mixology blog inspired by the Torah. Amateur bartender and Kiddush Club devotee at Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Hyde Park, […]

The Opera About Our Favorite Supreme Court Jewess Is All Too Relevant

Not all operas end with death or marriage. Some, like Derrick Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg, about the unlikely friendship of the two Supreme Court justices, culminate in constitutional consensus. The musical pastiche of an American comic opera follows the pair through three cosmic trials, a la Mozart’s The Magic Flute. But to succeed, they have to agree […]