The Matriarchs is currently playing at Theaterlab through September 28. By Rachel M. When you hear the song “Yerushalayim” by Miami Boys Choir as part of the music playing before an off Broadway play starts, […]
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An American Pickle (2020) – Review
An American Pickle is now streaming on HBO Max. By Palmer Rubin A Charlie Kaufman movie that very badly doesn’t want to be a Charlie Kaufman movie. A film about the Jewish immigrant experience that […]
SummerStage: The New York Cantors
By Rachel M. This past Wednesday night, June 12, Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage hosted a very special event presented by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene with The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Central […]
93Queen – Review
93Queen opens today at The IFC Center in NYC. By Rachel M. Like stories about underdogs who succeed in reaching their goal? Then the new documentary, 93Queen, is perfect. Set in the Hasidic neighborhood of […]
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish / Tevye Served Raw
Tevye Takes Manhattan By Rachel M. Most fans of Fiddler on the Roof think of Zero Mostel or Topol when they remember Tevye the milkman. The iconic songs by Sheldon Harnick and Kerry Bock have […]
To Dust – Review [Tribeca 2018]
To Dust is playing at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Find screening information HERE. The film To Dust leaves us with more questions than answers as it cleverly deals with issues of death and the […]
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special – Review
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special hits Netflix on April 17th. The couple that jokes together, stays together. The Honeymoon Stand Up Special is a comedy routine by real-life couple Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero divided […]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 1 – Review
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel premieres November 29th on Amazon Prime Video. By Ariba Bhuvad From the creators of Gilmore Girls, comes the absolutely delightful and hilarious, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Equal parts adorable and comedic, […]
Difficult People: Season 3 – Opinion
New episodes of Difficult People’s third season are available Tuesdays, only on Hulu. The best part of the new season (number 3!) of Difficult People, available now on Hulu, is the contemporaneous feeling of the show. […]
Menashe (2017) – Review
Menashe hits theaters July 28. By Jack Faivish Menashe follows one man’s difficult inner journey as he attempts to maintain a relationship with his son, while the rest of the Hasidic Jewish community tries to pull […]
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