Articles from the August 7, 2015 edition
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For first time in 100 years, outsider tapped to lead Looksteins' N.Y. synagogue
NEW YORK (JTA)—For the first time in about a century, a rabbi from outside the Lookstein family will lead New York’s storied Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. The Orthodox synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side voted last week to hire as its new s...
Actor Jason Segel opens up about childhood as Jewish outsider
(JTA)—Actor Jason Segel—best known as the star of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “How I Met Your Mother”—opened up on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast this week about growing up with one Jewish parent and as a complete outsider. Segel sat down for the Mo...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Key Democrat Adam Schiff, ex-Rep. Barney Frank back Iran nuclear deal WASHINGTON (JTA)—Rep. Adam Schiff, a key Democrat in the political battle over the Iran nuclear deal, is backing the agreement, as is a former senior Jewish lawmaker, Rep. B...
Holy cow! Red heifer project part of path from 'mourning to building' Temple
By Deborah Fineblum Schabb JNS.org What weighs 400 pounds, is necessary for the establishment of the Third Temple, hasn't been seen in 2,000 years, and is completely red? If you guessed "para aduma,"...
Out of the ashes of the Holocaust, a haunting tribute to 'Vertigo'
By Curt Schleier (JTA)—“Homage” is a French word that frequently and unfortunately translates into English as I don’t have a good idea of my own, so I will borrow one of yours and call it a tribute. Fans of Alfred Hitchcock will be delight...
Franco to have bar mitzvah, with help from Seth Rogen
By Gabe Friedman (JTA)-James Franco may be 37, but he isn't yet a man in the Jewish tradition: The popular actor never had a bar mitzvah. With the help of fellow Jewish actor Seth Rogen, that's about...
