Washington (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Tuesday statement that it was working toward requiring that all...
Grohl and Kurstin are back for a second go-around For the second year running, Dave Grohl is celebrating Hanukkah by teaming up with producer Greg Kurstin to cover songs made famous by Jewish artists. To kick off the song series, Grohl and Kurstin are tackling Lisa Loeb’s hit “Stay (I Missed You).” The song’s corresponding...
Dear Floridian, Hanukkah is a special time for Florida’s Jewish community to spend precious time with family and loved ones celebrating the history of Israel and the Jewish people. As we honor the Festival of Lights, may it also be a festival of hope, happiness, love and health. This holiday season, let’s reflect on all...
“Jeopardy!” fans (and Jewish pop culture fanatics like us) already know that Jewish mom, actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik has been one of the hosts of the iconic game show this fall. Bialik’s Jeopardy career — which began with her initial two-week guest-host stint last summer after the death of beloved host Alex Trebek —...
Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz dropped the video for “The Hanukkah Song 2.0,” featuring them galavanting around New York City, just before the holiday began on Sunday evening. Two leading Jewish hip-hop artists have adapted Adam Sandler’s 1995 breakout hit, “The Hanukkah Song,” for the present moment. Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz dropped the video...
Wyndham Dolce Kosher House will feature kosher restaurant service, touchless “Sabbath elevator” Jewish tourists who want to visit the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood will be able to stay at a kosher hotel directly across the street starting next year, and they may have another kosher option near the tribal resort by...
In new series of movies, the audience is left confused by the notorious cartoon antisemite’s change of heart, as is his on-screen nemesis Kyle JTA — One of television’s most notorious cartoon antisemites is now an Orthodox rabbi. Eric Cartman, the egomaniacal, hate speech-spouting grade schooler on Comedy Central’s long-running adult animated series “South Park,”...
[smartslider3 alias=”construction-underway”] This past Sunday marked the groundbreaking for Chabad’s new education center. Located in the North Miami-Dade neighborhood of Highland Lakes, Chabad Chayil has broken ground on a new five story building that is estimated to cost $12 million, with construction costing close to $9 million. Chabad Chayil was founded as the local Chabad...
He’s no weather expert, but Rabbi Zvi Konikov says the first night of Hanukkah will see a strong chance of snow mingled with food, music, and enough light to warm the soul. That’s the forecast as Konikov makes final preparations to commemorate Hanukkah with its annual Grand Menorah lighting and festival at the Chabad of the...
