fun

‘Fun day’ marking 1991 Crown Heights riots irks slain Jewish student’s family

The community festival marking the 25th anniversary of the unrest is "shameful and a disgrace," said the brother of the student who was stabbed and killed by blacks.

Jewish(ish) highlights from the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards

After Macklemore and Ryan Lewis blew a shofar in a VMA promo video, we were hopeful last night’s event would be full of fantastic Jewish moments. Not so much, unfortunately, but here’s what we managed to scrape together. The awards ceremony took place in the Barclays Center, which is in Brooklyn, which is, last time we […]

Watch and Listen: New Maccabeats video

Girls everywhere get ready to swoon! The Maccabeats have a new video out, and the guys from everyone’s favorite kippot and necktie-clad acappella group are looking as cute as ever. The song is “Brave,” written by Sara Bareilles and Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff, and the boys perform it from the summit of Bear Mountain and […]

Culture

Sections

fun

‘Fun day’ marking 1991 Crown Heights riots irks slain Jewish student’s family

Jewish(ish) highlights from the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards

Watch and Listen: New Maccabeats video

Drake finally wins a Grammy, Mayim Bialik stops nursing, Jewish ‘Downton Abbey’ heading for TV

Drake wins first Grammy

Drake, FUN hit Grammy’s success

New children’s books: high seas adventures, food and fun

The Weirdest Passover Ever

Who Hid the Chametz?

Sections

Get JTA in your inbox

Get JTA in your inbox

Get JTA in your inbox