Culture

Music

Playing the Gold Standards

Food

The Love-Hate Relationship With Leftovers

Film & Television

Saving the Jewish Creators of Superman

Books

BOOKed: Four Titles to Whet Your Appetite for Jewish Book Month

By:

Robert Leiter

November is traditionally Jewish Book Month, a time of festivals and lots of book talk. In the region, the most touted book fair is the Bank of America Festival of Arts, Books and Culture held at the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, N.J. This year’s lineup includes Carrie Fisher ( Wishful Drinking ), Delia Ephron ( The Lion Is In...

Food

Unlike a Virgin

The new breed of non-alcoholic drinks pack their own punch.

By:

Katie Loeb

So what do you do when confronted with guests who don’t drink? As much as we all love entertaining, some folks just don’t tipple, be it for health reasons or whatever. Rather than only having soft drinks to offer them, why not take advantage of a whole new crop of non-alcoholic beverage recipes that even your non-teetotaling guests will enjoy?...

Cultural Festivals

The Free Library of Philadelphia

You might be wondering - what's Jewish - or hot - about the public library? Well, it just so happens that the Free Library's Central branch has an unusually impressive slate of winter programs featuring Jewish authors, so we thought you might like to hear about them...

Dance

Rules of Engagement

Behind the scenes of what makes for a good mitzvah dancer.

By:

Melissa Jacobs

Many eyebrows have been raised and “oys” muttered when dancers take the floor at B’nai Mitzvah parties. What guests may not realize is that the dancers are highly trained professionals and that entertainment companies have strict policies that govern their hiring, attire and conduct.

Arts

Talk Show

By:

Greg Salisbury

From the tough sell department, theatrical division: Trying to convince potential investors and audiences alike that watching an imagined 80-minute conversation (no intermission here, folks!), primarily about God and belief, between Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis. One set, no other actors, just two white guys sitting around talking. “I was told by two different producers that there was no...