One might say San Francisco-based Citay’s sound is as epic as its hometown’s skyline. Despite the grandeur and the spaciousness that has captivated music critics and sonic aficionados alike, the origins of Citay trace …
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Organic isn’t just in farmer’s markets anymore. In fact, buying organic is so mainstream that it has its own niches—and Jews are buying into it, too. Here are some clever ways to Jew with a …
If you have ever seen William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” performed, you know Shylock would never win the Nice Guy Award. Being a Jewish moneylender intent on procuring a pound of Antonio’s flesh as …
For some reason, on my mom’s side of the family, we have always celebrated Hanukkah with a piñata shaped like a Star of David. My grandparents would fill it with whatever candy they had in …
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When the swine flu broke out in spring 2009, Israeli Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman suggested Israel call the outbreak “Mexican flu” to avoid mentioning the non-kosher animal. After a complaint from the Mexican embassy, …
With the No. 1 iTunes free download in March and gigs in cities like New York, Atlanta and Detroit, singer/songwriter Mike Posner is hardly your typical college student. The Duke University senior and his …
One might say San Francisco-based Citay’s sound is as epic as its hometown’s skyline. Despite the grandeur and the spaciousness that has captivated music critics and sonic aficionados alike, the origins of Citay trace …
schmooze sat down with Sam Harris, the President of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, to discuss his book “Sammy: Child Survivor of the Holocaust” and his work on the new Illinois Holocaust Museum and …
Laurel Rapp watched as a Palestinian and Israeli student emotionally embraced - it was a touching moment for everyone in the audience. The Palestinian, Duroub Yacoub, had just described to an audience of Ohio State …
I got into schmooze the way I got into Hillel-a friend dragged me. In the case of schmooze, that friend was former Editor-in-Chief Jake Laub. I went from never having set foot inside Hillel to …
You might expect to find Jews in colleges, law firms, country clubs and tree-lined suburbs. But what about behind the barbed-wire fences of America’s prisons?.
An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 American Jews are currently locked up …
I got into schmooze the way I got into Hillel-a friend dragged me. In the case of schmooze, that friend was former Editor-in-Chief Jake Laub. I went from never having set foot inside Hillel to …
For some reason, on my mom’s side of the family, we have always celebrated Hanukkah with a piñata shaped like a Star of David. My grandparents would fill it with whatever candy they had in …
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