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Rob Reiner’s Illustrious Career Had Bucks County Beginnings
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (421+ words) Shock and grief are still being felt through Hollywood following the murder of film industry titan Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner on Dec. 14. Police have arrested and charged the couple's son Nick Reiner, 32, with knifing the couple…...
New Online Jewish Children’s Show Is a ‘Big Dill’
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (675+ words) There aren't many children's shows related to Jewish culture out there in popular media today, an issue that one kosher dill pickle with strong Philadelphia ties is attempting to resolve. Monty Pickle is the titular character in an online short…...
Well-Known Comedic Duo Comes to Philly to Tell Tales of Judaism in Sweden
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) What do you know about Sweden? That it's the home of IKEA? That it's cold? That it has good meatballs? Many Americans know some of these facts and maybe a couple of others. Few, however, know that the Nordic country…...
Editorial: When the Government Threatens a Joke
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air. His late-night return after just a few days" suspension might look like a fleeting celebrity dustup. But the reasons for that suspension " and the larger questions it raises " strike at the heart of…...
Take It From This Rabbi: You Should Binge-Watch Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ for the High Holidays
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (231+ words) Rabbi Benjamin Resnick | JTA During Selichot services, I led members of our congregation in our first recitation of "Ashamnu," the confessional acrostic that we accompany by striking our hearts. And then I went home, still humming "Ashamnu" and still thinking…...
Laughs for a Cause
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (97+ words) On Sept. 10, nearly 100 young professionals ages 22 to 40 united at Midnight & The Wicked for Jewish National Fund-USA's JNFuture Philly Special featuring a performance from comedian Daniel-Ryan Spaulding. (Courtesy of Joseph Krebs) The post Laughs for a Cause appeared first on Philadelphia…...
Alex Edelman and Fans of ‘Long Story Short’ May Disagree, but a New Book Says Jewish Humor Is Dying
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (492+ words) Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA On stage on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Jewish Theological Seminary, the comedian Alex Edelman told a Jewish joke that he said he once read in an academic journal. It essentially goes like this: A man goes to…...
Cherry Hill’s Michael Biren Appears in ‘Beetlejuice’ at the Academy of Music
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (645+ words) I was always a theater kid, from the very beginning," Cherry Hill native Michael Biren said in a recent interview. I kind of grew up in it. I didn't have a choice." His mother was a dancer, while his father…...
He’s Back: Larry David Teams Up With the Obamas to Create New TV Comedy Series About American History
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) After his beloved and extremely Jewish sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ended after 12 seasons last year, many fans undoubtedly had the same thought: Would this be the last of Larry David on TV? On July 10, David announced that he will be…...
Larry David Teams Up With Obamas to Create New TV Comedy Series
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) After his beloved and extremely Jewish sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ended after 12 seasons last year, many fans undoubtedly had the same thought: Would this be the last of Larry David on TV? On Thursday, David announced that he will be…...