Owen Roubeni, 21, is a college student from the Mashadi Persian community in Great Neck, New York. The Buddha Bodai Mazel Tofu event was his first time meeting the group in person, because he had been ...

The event — which combines a film screening with live comedy, music and nosh— offers audiences a chance to experience the pair’s distinctive blend of storytelling, cultural exploration and Jewish ...

At the end of the evening, Dan Scolnic, arguing for Team Latke, took home the trophy, awarded by the Duke Blue Devil. Scolnic was recently announced as the keynote speaker for the Class of 2026 Jewish ...

Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Alex Edelman performed stand-up for Northwestern students and community members in an event hosted by Northwestern Hillel at Cahn Auditorium on ...

The Florida revelations came after the statewide New York Young Republicans chapter was disbanded last fall after antisemitic and racist messages between chapter leadership were leaked to the ...

A movie within the movie "For Your Consideration" is a reminder in perilous times that humor is a tool for resilience, writes ...

JTA — Marc Shaiman likes to joke that for half a century he’s been “the funny Jewish guy at the piano,” a role as old as vaudeville and as enduring as a well-timed joke. But behind the punchline is a ...

Over its 26 years, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has naturally weathered global events, notably the Covid-19 shutdown. The most recent seismic event, reflected in multiple titles in this year’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. British actor Maureen Lipman says Jewish humor is being overlooked, sidelined or erased as a result of antisemitism. (Feb. 5) ...

Ezra-Habonim has announced the cast and production team for the world premiere of STAR DREK 2240, an original 90-minute sci-fi Purim Shpiel. The production, which reimagines the story of the Megillah ...

Mireille Silcoff, an author and cultural critic who lives in Montreal recently penned a poignant piece for the New York Times Magazine: There’s Something Missing in Films About Jewish Cultural Figures ...

Our editors handpick the products that we feature. We may earn commission from the links on this page. In April 2013, I was at the Boston Marathon waiting to watch my roommate run past. I was standing ...