If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Hosting aPassover Sederis all about making cherished memories with family and friends — but it takes a lot of prep work to get there. From adding on top …
Read More »Conspiracy Theorists Spread New Fake Story About Chabad Tunnel 'Collapsing'
One construction worker was killed in a building collapse in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday afternoon, local news outlets reported. But the tragic accident led misinformation accounts and conspiracy theorists on X (formerly Twitter) to falsely claim the incident had taken place in Crown Heights, concocting a …
Read More »Twitter Explodes With Antisemitic Misinfo After Secret Tunnel Found Under NYC Synagogue
On Monday night, 10 men were arrested following a dispute with New York City Police Department officers at the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a synagogue catering to adherents of the insular Orthodox Jewish movement. The reason: Structural engineers were attempting to fill in a mysterious secret …
Read More »Donald Trump Wishes 'Liberal Jews' a Happy New Year by Accusing Them of Destroying America
Donald Trump decided to take time during Rosh Hashanah — the start of the Jewish High Holy days and the celebration of the New Year — to blame “liberal Jews” for voting to destroy America and Israel. “Just a quick reminder for liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy on Judaism, Staying Sober, and Why He's 'Disappointed' by Dylan
Jeff Tweedy never meant to be a memoirist. “I was kind of recruited to write a book based on some agent’s idea that I might be able to write something worth reading,” he says, recalling a conversation five or more years ago. “I said, ‘Sure, I guess.’ It felt accidental.” …
Read More »Adam Sandler's Netflix 'Bat Mitzvah' Is a Sweet, Jewish Family Affair
When you’re 13 everything carries high stakes: friendships, romances, who you’re seen with, which parties you’re invited to. Nothing has an adequate frame of reference, because everything is so new, and you’re not sure if you’re supposed to handle it all like the kid you just were or the adult …
Read More »David Corenswet Is the First Jewish Superman. Here's Why That Matters.
David Corenswet may be the first Jewish actor to play Superman, but the Man of Steel himself is as Jewish as matzo ball soup. As you may or may not know, Superman debuted in 1938, the creation of American and Canadian Jewish teenagers, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. But that …
Read More »Dianna Agron Has Come a Long Way From 'Glee'
Dianna Agron comes off as remarkably calm, cool, and collected. Now 37, she seems sure of herself in ways she perhaps wasn’t when she exploded onto the scene in 2009 as Quinn Fabray, the head cheerleader on Ryan Murphy’s culture-shifting musical-dramedy Glee. She isn’t interested in examining her past relationships …
Read More »'Jewish Matchmaking' Could've Been a Shanda. But It's Smart and Sweet
There’s a saying in the Jewish community that certain things are bad for the Jews. The list largely includes people with a great deal of power and money who use it for nefarious ends: Bernie Madoff, Jeffrey Epstein, Woody Allen. (Other things that are arguably not-so-great for the Jews: Einstein’s …
Read More »Law Enforcement Warns of Potential Neo-Nazi 'Day of Hate'
Police departments in major cities have issued alerts regarding a potential national “Day of Hate” against Jewish people and institutions. Neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups on social media are reportedly calling upon followers to engage in vandalism and spread antisemitic propaganda on Saturday. An analysis of social media activity by …
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