Life & Culture

Billy Joel says the night he wore a Star of David was one of his most memorable concerts

The songwriter explained that President Trump's comments after the Charlottesville rally enraged him.

British Open heckler ejected for shouting ‘Free Palestine’ at golfer Tiger Woods

Woods was on the backswing of his final tee shot of the major golf tournament.

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Sacha Baron Cohen fools Georgia GOP politician into making racist comments and dropping his pants to combat terrorists

Jason Spencer is facing calls to resign for his behavior on Cohen's new Showtime show.

Opinion

Food critic Jonathan Gold had the chutzpah to take immigrants’ cuisine seriously

The critic, who died Sunday, helped stitch together a diverse and divided Los Angeles, writes the former editor-in-chief of The Jewish Journal.

Entire Western Wall is ‘danger zone,’ archaeologist says

A 220-pound stone that fell from the Western Wall didn't hurt anyone, but one Ph.D. student sees more incidents to come.

Comedian Orny Adams talks about his Jewish background (just not on stage)

“We Jews find pain in everything!” says Adams, perhaps best known for a documentary that compared his early career track with Jerry Seinfeld's.

Tisha b’Av is just another day for over half of Israelis

The 200,000 Jews who report visiting the Western Wall during the day of mourning are almost exclusively religious Jews.

How the cast of a new ‘Fiddler’ learned their Yiddish in only a month

Only three of the 26 actors spoke the language fluently at the start. Oy vey!

For Teen Vogue, bashing Israel has become the fashion

Articles critical of the Jewish state now share space with tips on makeup and celebrity profiles.

What is Israel doing hosting a world lacrosse championship?

The sport's supporters recruited local talent and made a daring bid to bring the World Lacrosse Championship to Netanya.