Arts & Culture

Several recipients called for the need to confront the rise of anti-Semitism during the Jewish Journal’s 2020 Virtual “Honorable Menschions” Gala, which recognized the best among us in a virtual gathering on Oct. 18. At...

Right out of the gate, playwright Mark Leiren-Young challenges his audience to leave their assumptions in the (virtual) lobby. “Bar Mitzvah Boy,” his prize-winning 90-minute two-hander, opens as a young woman wearing jogging gear, a...

In the age of COVID-19, Hub Theatre Company of Boston has a timely option. As producer-actress Lauren Elias revealed in a recent Zoom meeting, “We have acted to give everybody a respite from what’s happening...

In the spring of 1995, 50 years after Stephan Ross was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp in Germany, his adopted home of Boston dedicated a memorial to honor the 6 million Jews who perished...

SWAMPSCOTT — What if you were standing in the middle of the desert and wanted to build a hut for Sukkot, and there were no trees around with which to build its walls? Could you...

There is an age-old connection between Judaism and law. For centuries, rabbis and other Jewish scholars have studied, restudied, and ceaselessly interpreted the Talmud. These studies have produced a vast corpus of juridical writing. Jews...

The war has left a bloody trail and many deep wounds not too easily healed. Many people have been left with scars that take a long time to pass away. We must never forget the...

BOSTON – In a time of social distancing and social turmoil, The Shape of Play encourages us to listen, connect, and play. “The Shape of Play,” a new temporary public art installation by artist Sari...

NEWBURYPORT – With the backdrop of headlines about the pandemic, global protests for racial and social justice, and the rise of discriminatory acts and hate speech, a group of local students decided to do something...

“Shtisel,” the widely-popular Netflix series about an Orthodox family in Jerusalem that was originally filmed for Israeli TV, is set to premiere its third season on Netflix. The show, which ran on Israeli TV seven...