Jewish Life
The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities in the United States.
Putting it on is “like the face of Judaism,” said Sammy Seokar, 16, an 11th-grader from Boynton Beach, Fla.
“The polite lie that we tell ourselves over and over again is that Hamas does not represent the Palestinians,” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch said. “It is simply not true.”
Satire aims to fool readers, at least for a minute or two. But in the age of social media, that’s a luxury few editors can afford.
The two shows are “in the same jungle, but they’re different breeds. It has all the jokes that you would recognize from ‘Shtisel,’ but it also really stands in its own world,” actor Mili Avital told JNS.
“Giving someone tefillin isn’t just handing them an object,” she told JNS. “It helps open up a whole world to them.”
“The program highlighted the vital role Jewish women play in shaping their families and communities,” Chana Vigler, co-founder of the Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens, told JNS.
Berel Lazar, who lobbied to obtain Sasha Troufanov’s release, instructed him on how to perform the religious rite for the first time.
The group apparently came to visit the tomb of Rav Ashi—a Babylonian sage credited with compiling part of the Talmud.
“It’s not a time to taunt and bully the left, but to reach across and make an effort and look at what they’re genuinely concerned about,” Ryan Mermer, former RNC Jewish engagement director, tells JNS.
“We are here to ensure everyone in attendance feels safe throughout the conference,” said coordinator Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky.
“The era when the Reform movement was the largest, wealthiest and most self-confident denomination has come to an end,” Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, told JNS.
