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March 2012

March 22, 2012

We’re About to Find Out What Drake’s Bar Mitzvah Was Like

Rapper and proud Heeb Drake was spotted filming at a Miami synagogue this week. The...

March 19, 2012

What Joan Rivers Taught Melissa Rivers About Yiddish

Joan Rivers' former manager Billy Sammeth is shopping a tell-all, and he sat down for...

March 15, 2012

Jewish Band Trades Song for Free Nose Jobs

What do you do if you're a rock band who could use some extra publicity?...

March 14, 2012

Elle McPherson Tells Howard Stern to Quit Being Such a Jew

This morning, supermodel Elle McPherson went on Howard Stern's show to promote her new reality...

March 04, 2012

‘Happy Endings’ Star Adam Pally Rocks a Hebrew Tattoo

On last week's episode of Happy Endings, Max (played by Adam Pally) had a shirtless...

March 01, 2012

‘Book of Mormon’ Gets Purim-ized

The Jewish holiday of Purim is next week. If you're not familiar with the holiday,...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Bobbi Brown Chose Yom Kippur Over Fashion Royalty

Makeup artist Bobbi Brown and her eponymous line of cosmetics are both big successes. But...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

Is Drew Barrymore Converting to Judaism?

Rumors about celebrities' potential religious conversions seem to be all the rage these days. There...

January 16, 2012

Well, This Was Inevitable: A Jewish Parody of Tim Tebow

As I've said before elsewhere, Jewish people love to make lame knockoffs of every big...

January 13, 2012

Tila Tequila Supposedly Converting to Judaism

Reality star Tila Tequila, who is best known either for her Vh1 reality show A...

January 13, 2012

Matisyahu Did a Lot More Than Shave Off His Beard

A few weeks ago, when Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu ditched his beard, it was a...

January 10, 2012

Here’s the Inevitable Jewish Version of ‘Shit Girls Say’

The last two weeks have been a perfect illustration of the life of an internet...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

A Hanukkah Song from the Indigo Girls

I didn't even know this song existed until last week, but it's a welcome addition...

December 19, 2011

There Is a Jewish Kardashian Now, You Guys

Well, sort of. It's Scott "Patrick Bateman" Disick, boyfriend of Kourtney Kardashian and dad to...

December 13, 2011

Hasidic Rapper Matisyahu Has Shaved His Beard

Hasidic Jewish rapper Matisyahu (who filmed a music video in front of my old apartment...

December 01, 2011

Dianna Agron Went Through a Witchy Phase

Patti Stanger isn't the only celebrity who went toyed with Wicca - Glee actress Dianna...

November 2011

November 22, 2011

The Best #JewishMusicals from Twitter

Recently, the #JewishMusicals hashtag started going around on Twitter, and some of the titles were...

November 18, 2011

Kat Dennings Is Not Ashamed of Her Schnoz

2 Broke Girls star Kat Dennings, who has identified as being "a billion percent Jewish,"...

November 10, 2011

Kat Dennings is ‘A Billion Percent Jewish’

Kat Dennings, who first hit big as Michael Cera's love interest in Nick and Norah's...

November 09, 2011

Shalom Auslander and Ira Glass Discuss the Holocaust in Book Trailer

Shalom Auslander has never shied from controversial topics. His book Foreskin's Lament was a humorous...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Mayim Bialik Addresses the Science/Religion Question

Mayim Bialik is a working actress, an Orthodox Jew, and a PhD in neuroscience. However,...

October 27, 2011

Oprah Winfrey Doing a Special About Orthodox Jewish Families

Oprah Winfrey recently paid a visit to two Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn. According to...

October 27, 2011

Rumor Mill: Is Paul McCartney Converting to Judaism?

According to the National Enquirer (roll your eyes all you want, but they were totally...

October 26, 2011

Anton Yelchin Discusses Antisemitism In Nylon Magazine

In the October issue of Nylon magazine, actor Anton Yelchin (best known for playing Chekhov...

October 25, 2011

Mayim Bialik Gives Kosher Sex Advice

Actress Mayim Bialik has successfully escaped the ex-child-star curse. The star of Blossom took her...

October 24, 2011

Natalie Portman Takes Her Son to Synagogue

Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman has been vocal about her Jewish faith, even speaking out against...

October 21, 2011

Seth Green Legally Makes Name Less Jewy

Actor Seth Green has legally changed his name to, well, Seth Green. The actor was...