Category: Entertainment

Twenty-year-old Benny Gustafson, a Jewish college student from Wisconsin, transformed his profound grief over the loss of his brother, Jack Gustafson, into a force for positive change by volunteering with Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s eminent medical emergency service. “I’m driven to help others because my brother’s death was preventable,” Benny expressed. “I believe that […]

Barbie’s entire narrative builds up to, of all things, a musical number. Part power ballad, part battle sequence, and part dream ballet, “I’m Just Ken” arrives onscreen like an elaborate bit, or an excuse for Ryan Gosling to flex his Oscar-nominated vocal cords and reprise his viral dance routines. And yet it’s an absolute showstopper, […]

Soon after Cardi B learned that police in Las Vegas would not charge her in connection with an incident at a recent concert, she turned to Wikipedia. The rapper tweeted a picture that illustrates the digital encyclopedia’s entry for “Jewish religious clothing.” The picture shows two Hasidic Orthodox Jewish men walking in Borough Park, Brooklyn. […]

Royston is a generic gray town in Hertfordshire County in England, but it turns out that for hundreds of years, no one has been able to solve its biggest mystery – the cave that hides beneath it. The cave is a sort of round room that was carved into the limestone under the streets of […]

Fans of Freddie Mercury might wonder if this is the real life, or just fantasy, when they walk into a near-replica of his London home, where thousands of items belonging to the late Queen frontman will be on exhibition starting Friday. Rare items including handwritten lyrics, art and collectibles from Mercury’s London home, Garden Lodge, […]

Many opponents of the current Israeli government coalition wonder why its supporters are not dismayed by the many alleged scandals that have plagued it since the last election in November 2022. Now a new study from Texas that examined US presidential, gubernatorial, and Congressional scandals from 1972 to 2021 seems to illuminate the issue and […]

Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-Wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bowtie while delighting children and adults alike with his distinctive “heh heh heh” laugh, has died, a post on his Instagram account said on Monday. Reubens, 70, died overnight after a years-long battle with cancer, the post […]

Bruce Springsteen congratulated Israeli music producer Louis Lahav – who served as an engineer on the Boss’s seminal 1975 album Born to Run – for being awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from ACUM, the entertainment nonprofit that oversees the copyrights of authors, composers, and music publishers in this country. In a video shared by Lahav, […]

In a bid to foster diversity and inclusivity in the hi-tech sector, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Labor Ministry have announced their joint initiative to invest in training and integration programs for the Bedouin and Ethiopian communities. The aim is to create a pathway for young individuals of Bedouin and Ethiopian descent to […]

The excitement is palpable as Summer Camps Israel Forum and Ramah, the celebrated camping arm of Conservative/Masorti Judaism in North America, proudly announce the long-awaited opening of their first overnight camp in Israel – geared towards Israelis, as well as Jewish youth from the diaspora. With a legacy of inspiring Jewish life and nurturing future […]