by Penny Schwartz | Dec 25, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books
As a child, Sheryl Haft was captivated by the sounds of her grandparents speaking Yiddish. Sing-songy terms of endearment like bubbala and mamleh shayne sparked joy when her grandmother used them. Grittier words like shmendrick and kvetch tickled her funny bone. Now,... read more
by Penny Schwartz | Sep 10, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality TV and another installment of the “Scarlett and Sam” series from the award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel are among the highlights in the crop of new High Holiday books for children. Six engaging and fun reads for... read more
by Penny Schwartz | Jun 13, 2019 | Arts & Life, Food
This story originally appeared on The Nosher. For nearly a decade, chef Avi Shemtov has been a pioneer on Boston’s food scene. In 2010, he rolled out The Chubby Chickpea, one of the first food trucks in the city, serving up Israeli-style street food from falafel and... read more
by Penny Schwartz | Mar 25, 2019 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts
BOSTON (JTA) — Hot off the Jewish press in Vilna in 1877, a dramatic Yiddish romance novel became a surprising success, selling out its first 10,000 copies in Jewish communities across Poland and Russia. It’s not hard to see why. Set in the mid-19th century in the... read more
by Penny Schwartz | Mar 1, 2019 | Football, National, News, Sports
BOSTON (JTA) — His name adorns the headquarters of Boston’s Jewish federation. His giving to Jewish causes at home and in Israel is legendary. And of course he is the owner of the beloved New England Patriots, the NFL’s most successful 21st-century franchise, winner... read more
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