Tag: jews
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The dissonance of an American Jew thinking about Israel | Eric Sondermann
The Jewish High Holidays will soon be upon us. The third anniversary of Oct. 7 will follow soon. Three weeks later, Israeli voters will head to the polls to elect all 120 members of its parliament, the Knesset and thereby their next prime minister. It has been a couple of years since I’ve addressed the…
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Temple Shalom class examines the history of Jewish humor
By Steve RabeyReligion Correspondent For a century, American Jews have had an outsized role in American comedy. From Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld, Jackie Mason to Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers to Gilda Radner, and Jerry Lewis to Seth Rogen, Jews have used jest to make fun of both themselves and the world, and to keep…