By Marla Brown Fogelman
Author Marla Brown Fogelman has never met Carrie Fisher, who is her distant relative. Still, she has followed Fisher’s rollercoaster life, and is still rooting for her ‘cousin Carrie.’
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By Abigail Beshkin
Abigail Beshkin found comfort in the strangest hobby for an ex-yeshiva girl. She took up sacred harp singing, a rootsy harmonizing of Christian hymns.
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By E.B. Solomont
On Super Bowl week, not everyone thinks mixing football and religion is a bad thing. Yeshiva University produced a half-hour halftime show on spirituality and sports.
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By Deborah Kolben
Jewish children’s book authors Simms Taback and Russell Hoban died days apart in December. Deborah Kolben says her daughter’s bookshelf won’t be the same.
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By Lenore Skenazy
Uber-Orthodox men have been spitting on less-ultra-Orthodox girls as young as age 8. Sounds a lot like the Taliban, Lenore Skenazy writes.
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By Ross Perlin
Ed Schoenfeld is something of an anomaly. He is a Jewish guy from Brooklyn who has reached the summit of the Chinese food world, pastrami egg rolls and all.
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By Leah Koenig
Ben and Dan Newman grew up in the bagel-deprived wasteland of suburban Detroit. They founded their own bakery, and joined a growing urban renaissance at the same time.
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By Lindsy Van Gelder
When Lindsy Van Gelder decided to convert to Judaism, she was surprised by how friends reacted. She never expected her spiritual journey to be so alienating.
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By Leah Koenig
Our Ingredients columnist Leah Koenig takes stock of herself and her food. She makes some resolutions for 2012 only a foodie could love.
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By Eric Schulmiller
Gloves aren’t just for keeping hands warm. Jewish innovators created new ones to help athletes catch balls, protect hands and knock their opponent’s block off.
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